Where does “-ment” come from?

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

-ment (Norman): used to form adverbs

Definitions

used to form adverbs

Ancestry of “-ment”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	-ment	Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
2	Latin	-mentum	instrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
3	Latin	-menta	nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-mn̥	Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “-ment”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →