Where does “instrumento” come from?
instrumento (Italian) comes from Italian strumento, from Italian istrumento, from Latin īnstrūmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
instrumento (Italian): Obsolete form of strumento
Definitions
- Obsolete form of strumento
Ancestry of “instrumento”, step by step
instrumento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian strumento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | strumento | instrument all senses, tool, implement, means |
| 2 | Italian | istrumento | Archaic form of strumento; A public act drawn up... |
| 3 | Latin | īnstrūmentum | An instrument, tool, utensil |
| 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 |
via Latin instrumentum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | instrumentum | An instrument, tool, utensil; supply, provision;... |
| 2 | Latin | instruo | I build in or into, insert; erect, construct; I... |