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Where does “virement” come from?

virement (English) comes from French virement, from French -ment, from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

virement (English): The transfer of a surplus from one account to...

Definitions

  1. The transfer of a surplus from one account to...

Ancestry of “virement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvirementbank transfer, wire transfer
2French-mentUsed to form adverbs , most of the time...
3Middle French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
4Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
5Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
6Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
7Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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