Where does “ruminar” come from?

ruminar (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan ruminar, from Latin rūmināre, from Latin rūminārī, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ruminar (Occitan): to chew; to ruminate; to consider; to ponder

Definitions

  1. to chew; to ruminate; to consider; to ponder

Ancestry of “ruminar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanruminar—
2Latinrūmināre—
3Latinrūminārī—
4Latinrumenthroat, gullet
5Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥ →