Where does “-mentum” come from?

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

-mentum (Latin): instrument, medium, or result of; e.g....

Definitions

  1. instrument, medium, or result of; e.g....

Ancestry of “-mentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
2Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “-mentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Latin -menta →