English
muniment
Muniment comes from Latin mūnīmentum ‘fortification, defence’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*móynireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moinireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoene‘wall, fortification’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmuniōas mūnīre‘to fortify’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūnīmentum‘fortification, defence’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400muniment
- Englishearliest quotation 1594same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*móynireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moinireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoene‘wall, fortification’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmuniōas mūnīre‘to fortify’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūnīmentum‘fortification, defence’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400muniment
- Englishearliest quotation 1594same form
Earliest quotation: 1594, William West: “hauing the said deedes, euidences, muniments, terriers, and writinges…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’
mean, common, minute, commission, minister, community, met, minor, ministry, min, commit, mess, communication, meal, compromise, missile, mutual, minus, mere, dismiss, communist, premise, menu, communicate, mole, immune, mayhem, noodle, moor, communal, communism, municipality, mural, immunity, communion, intermittent, mite, omit, remuneration, commune, 76 more
through Proto-Indo-European *móyni
through Latin muniō ‘to fortify’
Today it means
noun A deed, or other official document kept as proof of ownership or rights or privileges; an archived document.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / muniment