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omentum.

fat; entrails, bowels;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[oːˈmɛn.tũː]Classical-Latin[oˈmɛn.tum]
  1. the adipose membrane which encloses the bowels

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  2. the bowels

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  3. any membrane which envelops an internal part of the body

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from another Italic language such as Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen), 𐌖𐌌𐌍𐌄 (umne, “ointment”), from Proto-Italic *ongʷn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥ (“fat, butter”). Related to Latin unguen (“fat; ointment”) and formally to unguentum.

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