Where does “plorement” come from?

plorement (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.

plorement (Old French): crying; weeping

Definitions

  1. crying; weeping

Ancestry of “plorement”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Latin -mentum →Every word from Old French -ment →