Where does “ruminer” come from?

ruminer (French) comes 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.

ruminer (French): to ruminate; to ponder, turn over, chew over

Definitions

  1. to ruminate; to ponder, turn over, chew over

Ancestry of “ruminer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinruminorI chew the cud; I ruminate
2Latinrumenthroat, gullet
3Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “ruminer”

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