Where does “linimen” come from?
linimen (Latin) comes from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
linimen (Latin): grease
Ancestry of “linimen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |