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instrumentum.

tool, tools; equipment, apparatus; instrument; means; document (leg.), deed;

12 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ĩː.struːˈmɛn.tũː]Classical-Latin[in.struˈmɛn.tum]
  1. An instrument, tool, utensil

    declension-2
  2. supply, provision

    collective · declension-2
  3. paraphernalia, equipment

    declension-2 · general
  4. records, documents

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin īnstrūmentum From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) + -mentum.

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