Where does “segmentar” come from?
segmentar (Romanian) comes from French segmentaire, from French segment, from Latin segmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
segmentar (Romanian): segmental, segmented
Definitions
- segmental, segmented
Ancestry of “segmentar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | segmentaire | segmental, segmented |
| 2 | French | segment | segment (all senses) |
| 3 | Latin | segmentum | a cutting, cut; slice, piece; a segment, strip or... |
| 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 |