Where does “pavīmentum” come from?

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

pavīmentum (Latin): a floor composed of small stones beaten down

Definitions

  1. a floor composed of small stones beaten down

Ancestry of “pavīmentum”, 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 “pavīmentum

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