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Where does “giumenta” come from?

giumenta (Italian) comes from Italian giumento, from Latin iumentum, from Old Latin iouxmentom, from Proto-Italic jouksmentom.

giumenta (Italian): mare

Definitions

  1. mare

Ancestry of “giumenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiumentopack animal, beast of burden
2LatiniumentumA draft animal, a beast of burden, a large...
3Old Latiniouxmentom—
4Proto-Italicjouksmentom—
Every word from Proto-Italic jouksmentom →