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Where does “tornoiement” come from?

tornoiement (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.

tornoiement (Old French): tournament; an event composed of a series...

Definitions

  1. tournament; an event composed of a series...

Ancestry of “tornoiement”, 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 “tornoiement”

  • tournament
  • pretournament
  • nontournament
  • subtournament
  • pre-tournament
  • tornamentum
  • torna
  • tornára
  • légtorna
  • tornázik
  • tornázás
  • tornász
  • légtornász
  • tornacipő
  • tournoyement
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