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Where does “-menta” come from?

-menta (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

-menta (Latin): nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...

Ancestry of “-menta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “-menta”

  • government
  • moment
  • management
  • treatment
  • movement
  • statement
  • argument
  • judgment
  • investment
  • assessment
  • employment
  • fundamental
  • equipment
  • document
  • department
  • instrument
  • establishment
  • experiment
  • commitment
  • settlement
  • punishment
  • arrangement
  • excitement
  • experimental
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