Where does “sedimentum” come from?

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

sedimentum (Latin): A settling, sinking down, subsidence

Definitions

  1. A settling, sinking down, subsidence

Ancestry of “sedimentum”, 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 “sedimentum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥
sedimentum — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer