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Where does “mómint” come from?

mómint (Middle Irish) comes from Latin mōmentum, from Latin mōvimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

mómint (Middle Irish): moment, instant

Definitions

  1. moment, instant

Ancestry of “mómint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōmentum—
2Latinmōvimentum—
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 “mómint”

  • nóiméad
  • móimint
  • mòmaid
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