Where does “pigmentum” come from?

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

pigmentum (Latin): A material for coloring; color, paint, pigment,...

Definitions

  1. A material for coloring; color, paint, pigment,...

Ancestry of “pigmentum”, 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 “pigmentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Latin -mentum →Every word from Latin -menta →