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Where does “dévoiement” come from?

dévoiement (French) comes 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.

dévoiement (French): canting, sloping; the act of leading astray,...

Definitions

  1. canting, sloping; the act of leading astray,...

Ancestry of “dévoiement”, step by step

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