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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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Possibly from Latin {{term|mineo|lang=la}}, from Ancient Greek {{term|μηνύω|lang=grc||to show, indicate}}. |
Possibly from Latin {{term|mineo|lang=la}}, from Ancient Greek {{term|μηνύω|lang=grc||to show, indicate}}.<!-- really? --> |
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Derived from the Latin suffix {{term|-menta|lang=la}} in [[collective noun]]s like {{term|armenta||herd, flock|lang=la}}. |
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Latin ''-menta'' stems from two Proto-Indo-European suffixes: |
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{{proto|Indo-European|-men-|title=|lang=la}} and {{proto|Indo-European|-nteh₂-|title=|lang=la}} ({{proto|Indo-European|-ntā-|title=|lang=la}}).<!-- according to Jean Haudry --> |
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===Suffix=== |
===Suffix=== |
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====Descendants==== |
====Descendants==== |
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* Dutch: {{l|nl|-ment}} |
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* English: {{l|en|-ment}} |
* English: {{l|en|-ment}} |
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* French: {{l|fr|-ment}} |
* French: {{l|fr|-ment}} |
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* German: {{l|de|-ment}} |
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* Italian: {{l|it|-mento}} |
* Italian: {{l|it|-mento}} |
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* Russian: {{l|ru|-мент|tr=-ment}} |
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* Spanish: {{l|es|-mento}}, {{l|es|-miento}} |
* Spanish: {{l|es|-mento}}, {{l|es|-miento}} |
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====References==== |
====References==== |
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* http://etimologias.dechile.net/latin/?Sufijos |
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* ''An Etymological Dictionary of Latin Language'' by The Rev. F.E.J. Valpy, A.M. London, 1828. |
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* ''Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Grecque'' by [[w:en:Pierre Chantraine|Pierre Chantraine]]. Paris, 1968. |
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* [[w:en:Jean Haudry|Jean Haudry]], ''L'indo-européen'' |
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[[fr:-mentum]] |
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Revision as of 08:14, 10 April 2011
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from Latin (deprecated template usage) mineo, from Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) μηνύω (mēnúō).
Derived from the Latin suffix (deprecated template usage) -menta in collective nouns like (deprecated template usage) armenta. Latin -menta stems from two Proto-Indo-European suffixes: Template:proto and Template:proto (Template:proto).
Suffix
(deprecated template usage) -mentum (plural -menta)
- instrument, medium or result of.
Descendants
- Dutch: -ment
- English: -ment
- French: -ment
- German: -ment
- Italian: -mento
- Russian: -мент (-ment)
- Spanish: -mento, -miento
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