Where does “rudiment” come from?
rudiment (Romanian) comes from French rudiment, from Latin rudimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
rudiment (Romanian): rudiment
Definitions
- rudiment
Ancestry of “rudiment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rudiment | rudiment fundamental principle |
| 2 | Latin | rudimentum | first attempt; beginning, commencement; first... |
| 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 |