Where does “masticamento” come from?

masticamento (Italian) comes from Italian -mento, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Ancestry of “masticamento”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	-mento	Forms nouns that represent the action of a...
2	Latin	-mentum	instrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
3	Latin	-menta	nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-mn̥	Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Latin -mentum →Every word from Italian -mento →