Where does “jument” come from?

jument (Middle English) comes from Latin iumentum, from Old Latin iouxmentom, from Proto-Italic jouksmentom.

jument (Middle English): beast of burden

Definitions

  1. beast of burden

Ancestry of “jument”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatiniumentumA draft animal, a beast of burden, a large...
2Old Latiniouxmentom—
3Proto-Italicjouksmentom—

Words derived from “jument”

Every word from Proto-Italic jouksmentom →Every word from Old Latin iouxmentom →Every word from Latin iumentum →