English
legumen
Legumen comes from Latin legūmen ‘pulse, legume’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegūmen‘pulse, legume’
- Englishtodaylegumen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegūmen‘pulse, legume’
- Englishtodaylegumen
Linked words
through Latin legere ‘to gather’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin legūmen / legumen