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

  1. ruminant; present participle of ruminer

Ancestry of “ruminant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchruminerto ruminate; to ponder, turn over, chew over
2LatinruminorI chew the cud; I ruminate
3Latinrumenthroat, gullet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →