-ment

English

suffix

Definitions

Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English -ment derived from Latin -amentum borrowed from Old French -ment.

Origin

Old French

-ment

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-mans English
-amentum Latin
-mentum Latin
mente Latin
mēns Latin
-ment Middle English
-ment Old French
-ment Middle French

-mans