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-mentum
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mentum
Latin
Etymology
la instrumental suffix :inh itc-pro:*-mentom<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-mn̥tom<ety:from<ine-pro:*-mn̥>>>>
From la itc-pro *-məntom, from la ine-pro *-mn̥tom, extended from ine-pro *-mn̥.780 Compare la -men.
Pronunciation
yes mentum
Suffix
la suffix plural -menta noun-forming suffixes
instrument, medium, or result of
la monēre monumentum
Declension
-mentum<2>
Descendants
Balkano-Romance:
rup -mintu
ro -mânt -ment
Italo-Dalmatian:
it -mento
scn -mentu
vec -mento
mt -ment
Rhaeto-Romance:
fur -ment
Gallo-Romance:
ca -ment<id:nominal>
frp -ment<id:nominal>
fro -ment<id:nominal>
pro -ment<id:nominal>
Ibero-Romance:
an -ment
roa-ole -mientro
ast -mientu
mwl -miento
roa-opt -mento
es -mento -miento
Borrowings:
eu -mendu 1
nl -ment 1
en -ment 1
de -ment 1
nb -ment 1
sco -ment 1
See also
la
References
http://etimologias.dechile.net/latin/?Sufijos
Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Grecque by Pierre Chantraine. Paris, 1968.