Etymograph

English

indumentum

Indumentum comes from Latin indumentum ‘garment’, from induō ‘to put on’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ew- ‘to perceive, see, to be aware of’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ew-‘to perceive, see, to be aware of’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*owō‘to put on’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*uō‘to put on’reconstructed
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinduō‘to put on’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindumentum‘garment’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ew-‘to perceive, see, to be aware of’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*owō‘to put on’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*uō‘to put on’reconstructed
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinduō‘to put on’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindumentum‘garment’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ew-

Today it means

noun A surface covering of any kind of trichomes, e.g. hairs, scales.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ew- / indumentum

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