Where does “pigmenta” come from?
pigmenta (Romanian) comes from French pigmenter, from French pigment, from Latin pigmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
pigmenta (Romanian): to pigment
Definitions
- to pigment
Ancestry of “pigmenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pigmenter | to pigment |
| 2 | French | pigment | pigment, coloring substance |
| 3 | Latin | pigmentum | A material for coloring; color, paint, pigment,... |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |