Where does “segmentum” come from?

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

segmentum (Latin): a cutting, cut; slice, piece; a segment, strip or...

Definitions

  1. a cutting, cut; slice, piece; a segment, strip or...

Ancestry of “segmentum”, 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 “segmentum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥