-mentum
Latin
suffix
Definitions
- instrument, medium, or result of; e.g. monumentum
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥teh₂.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*-mn̥teh₂
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- parliament English
- -amentum Latin
- -menta Latin
- annullare Latin
- cognomentum Latin
- cognosco Latin
- machicolamentum, machicol(amentum) Latin
- mente Latin
- mollīre, mollio Latin
- pensō Latin
- -mento Italian
- mou French
- -miento Spanish, Castilian
- *-mn̥teh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- annullere Norwegian Bokmål
- annullere Norwegian Nynorsk
- -ment Middle English
- -ment Old French
- macher Old French
- parlement Old French
- parler Old French
- penser Old French
- -mânt Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- parlement Middle Dutch
- pensen Middle Dutch
- -ment Middle French
- annuller Middle French
- -ment Occitan
- -mientu Asturian
- parliament xno
- pinsamiant Dalmatian
- -mentu Sardinian
- -mentum LL