Where does “sedimentable” come from?
sedimentable (Spanish) comes from Spanish sedimentar, from Spanish sedimento, from Latin sedimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
sedimentable (Spanish): sedimentable
Definitions
- sedimentable
Ancestry of “sedimentable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sedimentar | to deposit a sediment |
| 2 | Spanish | sedimento | sediment |
| 3 | Latin | sedimentum | A settling, sinking down, subsidence |
| 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 |