Where does “dokumental” come from?
dokumental (Tagalog) comes from Spanish documental, from Spanish documento, from Latin documentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
dokumental (Tagalog): documentary
Definitions
- documentary
Ancestry of “dokumental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | documental | documentary |
| 2 | Spanish | documento | document, paper; record |
| 3 | Latin | documentum | lesson; instruction; warning |
| 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 |