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Where does “hitausmomentti” come from?

hitausmomentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish momentti, from Swedish moment, from Latin mōmentum, from Latin mōvimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

hitausmomentti (Finnish): moment of inertia

Definitions

  1. moment of inertia

Ancestry of “hitausmomentti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmomenttia moment, phase, point, element; moment; A...
2Swedishmoment—
3Latinmōmentum—
4Latinmōvimentum—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →