Where does “rudimentär” come from?
rudimentär (Swedish) comes from French rudimentaire, 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.
rudimentär (Swedish): rudimentary
Definitions
- rudimentary
Ancestry of “rudimentär”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rudimentaire | rudimentary |
| 2 | French | rudiment | rudiment fundamental principle |
| 3 | Latin | rudimentum | first attempt; beginning, commencement; first... |
| 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 |