Where does “ruminant” come from?
ruminant (French) comes from French ruminer, from Latin ruminor, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
ruminant (French): ruminant; present participle of ruminer
Definitions
- ruminant; present participle of ruminer
Ancestry of “ruminant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ruminer | to ruminate; to ponder, turn over, chew over |
| 2 | Latin | ruminor | I chew the cud; I ruminate |
| 3 | Latin | rumen | throat, gullet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sréwmn̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |