Where does “arrepentimento” come from?
arrepentimento (Galician) comes from Galician -mento, from Old Portuguese -mento, from Latin -amentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
arrepentimento (Galician): regret emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past
Definitions
- regret emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past
Ancestry of “arrepentimento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | -mento | -ment |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | -mento | — |
| 3 | Latin | -amentum | derivational suffix attached to noun and... |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |