Where does “bastiment” come from?
bastiment (Romanian) comes from Italian bastimento, from Italian -mento, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
bastiment (Romanian): warship
Definitions
- warship
Ancestry of “bastiment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bastimento | ship, vessel |
| 2 | Italian | -mento | Forms nouns that represent the action of a... |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |