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Where does “fragmentar” come from?

fragmentar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fragmento, from English fragment, from French fragment, from Latin fragmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

fragmentar (Portuguese): to fragment

Definitions

  1. to fragment

Ancestry of “fragmentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefragmentofragment
2EnglishfragmentA part broken off; a small, detached portion; an...
3Frenchfragmentfragment
4Latinfragmentuma piece , remnant, fragment
5Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
6Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
7Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “fragmentar”

  • fragmentação
  • desfragmentar
  • desfragmentação
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →