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Where does “instrumentalis” come from?

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

instrumentalis (Latin): instrumental

Definitions

  1. instrumental

Ancestry of “instrumentalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnstrūmentum—
2Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
3Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “instrumentalis”

  • instrumentalis
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