English
additament
Additament comes from Latin additāmentum ‘additional thing’, and goes back to addō ‘to add’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddōas addere, past participle stem‘to add’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadditāmentum‘additional thing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1661additament
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddōas addere, past participle stem‘to add’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadditāmentum‘additional thing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1661additament
Earliest quotation: 1661, Robert Boyle: “Whenever any menstruum or other additament is employed, together…”
Linked words
through Latin addō ‘to add’
Today it means
noun An addition; something added.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin addō / additament