Where does “argūmentum” come from?

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

argūmentum (Latin): argument (as in an argument for a position); evidence, a proof

Definitions

  1. argument (as in an argument for a position); evidence, a proof

Ancestry of “argūmentum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “argūmentum”

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