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Where does “polimenta” come from?

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

polimenta (Latin): the testicles, especially of the pork

Definitions

  1. the testicles, especially of the pork

Ancestry of “polimenta”, 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
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