Where does “ruminant” come from?

ruminant (Latin) comes from Latin rumino, from Latin ruminor, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ruminant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

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  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “ruminant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinruminoAlternative form of rūminor
2LatinruminorI chew the cud; I ruminate
3Latinrumenthroat, gullet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥ →