remnant
/ˈɹemnənt/REM-nuhnt
/ˈɹɛmnənt/REM-nuhnt
Meaningwhat stays behind
Common meaning: a small part left over
- reagain; back
- mnto stay, remainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1107 · scan
- antadjective ending: being
‘again’ + ‘to stay, remain’ → remnant
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin maneō ‘to stay, remain’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry maneō, p. 1107 · dictionary scan
Roots
- maneō, mānsum Latin “to stay, remain”
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