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Where does “chastiement” come from?

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

chastiement (Old French): punishment; chastisement

Definitions

  1. punishment; chastisement

Ancestry of “chastiement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
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 “chastiement”

  • chastisement
  • châtiment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →