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Where does “strumentale” come from?

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

strumentale (Italian): instrumental; instrument

Definitions

  1. instrumental; instrument

Ancestry of “strumentale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininstrumentalisinstrumental
2Latinīnstrūmentum—
3Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
4Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “strumentale”

  • strumentalismo
  • strumentalista
  • strumentalizzazione
  • polistrumentale
  • polistrumentalista
  • strumentalizzare
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