English
frumentarious
Frumentarious comes from Latin frūmentārius ‘of, related to or concerned with grain, corn’, and goes back to Old Latin *frūgmentom.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCE*frūgmentomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūmentum‘grain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūmentārius‘of, related to or concerned with grain, corn’
- Englishtodayfrumentarious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCE*frūgmentomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūmentum‘grain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrūmentārius‘of, related to or concerned with grain, corn’
- Englishtodayfrumentarious
Every English word from Old Latin *frūgmentom
Today it means
adj Relating to corn.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin *frūgmentom / frumentarious