Where does “īnstrūmentum” come from?

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

īnstrūmentum (Latin): An instrument, tool, utensil

Definitions

  1. An instrument, tool, utensil

Ancestry of “īnstrūmentum”, 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 “īnstrūmentum

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