Where does “-mânt” come from?

-mânt (Romanian) comes from Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

-mânt (Romanian): -ment

Definitions

  1. -ment

Ancestry of “-mânt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
2Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “-mânt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Latin -menta →Every word from Late Latin -mentum →