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Where does “jument” come from?

jument (Old French) comes from Latin iumentum, from Old Latin iouxmentom, from Proto-Italic jouksmentom.

jument (Old French): mare

Definitions

  1. mare

Ancestry of “jument”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatiniumentumA draft animal, a beast of burden, a large...
2Old Latiniouxmentom—
3Proto-Italicjouksmentom—

Words derived from “jument”

  • jument
  • jument
  • jeunment
Every word from Proto-Italic jouksmentom →