Where does “spiramentum” come from?

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

spiramentum (Latin): breathing hole, air hole, vent, pore, spiracle;...

Definitions

  1. breathing hole, air hole, vent, pore, spiracle;...

Ancestry of “spiramentum”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Latin -mentum →Every word from Latin -menta →