Where does “टूर्नामेंट” come from?
टूर्नामेंट (Hindi) comes from English tournament, from Old French tornoiement, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
टूर्नामेंट (Hindi): tournament
Definitions
- tournament
Ancestry of “टूर्नामेंट”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tournament | During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and... |
| 2 | Old French | tornoiement | tournament; an event composed of a series... |
| 3 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 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 |