Where does “mankament” come from?
mankament (Maltese) comes from Italian mancamento, from Italian -mento, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
mankament (Maltese): deficiency
Definitions
- deficiency
Ancestry of “mankament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mancamento | faint, faintness, swoon |
| 2 | Italian | -mento | Forms nouns that represent the action of a... |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |