Where does “sedimentare” come from?
sedimentare (Italian) comes from Romanian sedimenta, from Romanian sediment, from French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
sedimentare (Italian): sedimentary; To settle; To subside
Definitions
- sedimentary; To settle; To subside
Ancestry of “sedimentare”, step by step
sedimentare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian sedimenta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sedimenta | to sediment, to deposit |
| 2 | Romanian | sediment | sediment |
| 3 | French | sédiment | sediment |
| 4 | Latin | sedimentum | A settling, sinking down, subsidence |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Italian sedimento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sedimento | sediment; first-person singular present... |