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
- to ruminate; to ponder, turn over, chew over
Ancestry of “ruminer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ruminor | I chew the cud; I ruminate |
| 2 | Latin | rumen | throat, gullet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sréwmn̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “ruminer”