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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 , remnant, fragment

Definitions

  1. a piece , 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”

  • fragment
  • fragmentation
  • fragmentary
  • defragmentation
  • fragmental
  • fragmentarily
  • defragment
  • fragmentariness
  • interfragmentary
  • defrag
  • defragmenter
  • subfragment
  • photofragmentation
  • fragmenter
  • multifragmentation
  • fragmentable
  • photofragment
  • fragmentally
  • fragmentize
  • fragmentography
  • refragmentation
  • unfragmentable
  • fragmentization
  • defragger
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