Where does “ruminar” come from?

ruminar (Portuguese) comes from Latin rūmināre, from Latin rūminārī, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ruminar (Portuguese): to ruminate

Definitions

  1. to ruminate

Ancestry of “ruminar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūmināre—
2Latinrūminārī—
3Latinrumenthroat, gullet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥ →