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Where does “régiment” come from?

régiment (French) comes from Middle French régiment, from Latin regimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

régiment (French): regiment

Definitions

  1. regiment

Ancestry of “régiment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrégiment—
2Latinregimentumdirection for government; course of medical...
3Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
4Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “régiment”

  • enrégimenter
  • régimentaire
  • enrégimentement
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