English
rumen
Rumen comes from Latin rūmen.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErūmen
- Englishearliest quotation 2013rumen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErūmen
- Englishearliest quotation 2013rumen
Earliest quotation: 2013, 1966, Robert E. Hungate: “In the newborn ruminant the abomasum is about as…”
Linked words
through Latin rūmen
Today it means
noun The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin rūmen / rumen