wonderment

English

Etymology tree

English wonder

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -mentbor.

Middle English -ment

English -ment

English wonderment

From wonder + -ment.

wonderment (countable and uncountable, plural wonderments)

Wonder; astonishment.
- 1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados:
  "Blind!" exclaimed the old fellow, sitting up in startled wonderment. "You mean it, sir? You walk all right and you look at me as if you saw me. You're kidding surely."
A puzzle or curiosity.

state of wonder