Where does “fragmentum” come from?

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

fragmentum (Latin): a piece (broken off), remnant, fragment

Definitions

  1. a piece (broken off), remnant, fragment

Ancestry of “fragmentum”, 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 “fragmentum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥Every word from Latin -mentumEvery word from Latin -menta
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