Where does “fragmenta” come from?
fragmenta (Ido) comes from Ido fragmento, from Portuguese fragmento, from English fragment, from French fragment, from Latin fragmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
fragmenta (Ido): fragmentary, fragmented
Definitions
- fragmentary, fragmented
Ancestry of “fragmenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | fragmento | fragment, broken piece, scrap |
| 2 | Portuguese | fragmento | fragment |
| 3 | English | fragment | A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an... |
| 4 | French | fragment | fragment |
| 5 | Latin | fragmentum | a piece (broken off), remnant, fragment |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |