Where does “mūnīmentum” come from?

mūnīmentum (Latin) comes from Latin mūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

mūnīmentum (Latin): A defence or defense, fortification, protection; intrenchment; rampart, bulwark; fortress

Definitions

  1. A defence or defense, fortification, protection; intrenchment; rampart, bulwark; fortress

Ancestry of “mūnīmentum”, step by step

mūnīmentum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mūniō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūniōto provide with defensive works, fortify
2Latin-iō—
3Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Latin mūnīre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūnīre—
2Latinmoenīre—
3Latinmoeniacity walls, fortifications, walls, ramparts
4Old Latinmoenewall, fortification
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmóyni—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mūnīmentum”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →