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Where does “lieemant” come from?

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

lieemant (Old French): Alternative form of lieement

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lieement

Ancestry of “lieemant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-mantAlternative form of -ment
2Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →