-mentum Definition
-mentum
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Latin
Etymology
Derived from the Latin suffix -menta in collective nouns like armenta (“herd, flock”). Latin -menta stems from two Proto-Indo-European suffixes: *-men- and *-nteh₂- ( *-ntā-).
Suffix
-mentum (plural -menta)
- instrument, medium or result of.
Descendants
References
- http://etimologias.dechile.net/latin/?Sufijos
- An Etymological Dictionary of Latin Language by The Rev. F.E.J. Valpy, A.M. London, 1828.
- Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Grecque by Pierre Chantraine. Paris, 1968.
- Jean Haudry, L'indo-européen
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