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Where does “régiment” come from?

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

Ancestry of “régiment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregimentumdirection for government; course of medical...
2Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
3Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “régiment”

  • regiment
  • regimental
  • regimentation
  • regimentally
  • unregimental
  • nonregimental
  • enregiment
  • enrégimenter
  • regimento
  • régiment
  • régînment
  • enrégimentement
  • régimentaire
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