Where does “rejimenti” come from?
rejimenti (Swahili) comes from English regiment, from Middle French régiment, from Latin regimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
rejimenti (Swahili): regiment
Definitions
- regiment
Ancestry of “rejimenti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regiment | A unit of armed troops under the command of an... |
| 2 | Middle French | régiment | — |
| 3 | Latin | regimentum | direction for government; course of medical... |
| 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 |