Where does “fragmentti” come from?
fragmentti (Finnish) comes from Latin fragmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
fragmentti (Finnish): fragment
Definitions
- fragment
Ancestry of “fragmentti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fragmentum | a piece (broken off), remnant, fragment |
| 2 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 3 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |