English
additament
Additament comes from Latin additāmentum ‘additional thing’, and goes back to addō ‘to add’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddō1as addere, past participle stem‘to add’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadditāmentum1‘additional thing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1661additament1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English additament
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1661, Robert Boyle: “Whenever any menstruum or other additament is employed, together…”.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddōWiktionary, English additamentas addere, past participle stem‘to add’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadditāmentumWiktionary, English additament‘additional thing’
- Englishearliest quotation 1661additamentWiktionary, English additament. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1661, Robert Boyle: “Whenever any menstruum or other additament is employed, together…”
Linked words
through Latin addō ‘to add’
Today it means
noun An addition; something added.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “additament”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Latin addō / additament