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Where does “plainement” come from?

plainement (Middle French) comes from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

plainement (Middle French): plainly; without ambiguity or dishonestly

Definitions

  1. plainly; without ambiguity or dishonestly

Ancestry of “plainement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
2Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
3Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
4Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “plainement”

  • pleinement
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