Where does “rudimenter” come from?

rudimenter (Indonesian) comes from Dutch rudimentair, from French rudimentaire, from French rudiment, from Latin rudimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

rudimenter (Indonesian): rudimentary: basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary

Definitions

  1. rudimentary: basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary

Ancestry of “rudimenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrudimentairrudimentary
2Frenchrudimentairerudimentary
3Frenchrudimentrudiment fundamental principle
4Latinrudimentumfirst attempt; beginning, commencement; first...
5Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
6Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
7Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥Every word from Latin -mentumEvery word from Latin rudimentum