Where does “velamentum” come from?

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

velamentum (Latin): covering; screen

Definitions

  1. covering; screen

Ancestry of “velamentum”, 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 “velamentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Latin -mentum →Every word from Latin -menta →
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