Etymograph

English

rumen

Rumen comes from Latin rūmen.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErūmen1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013rumen1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English rumen
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2013, 1966, Robert E. Hungate: “In the newborn ruminant the abomasum is about as…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErūmenWiktionary, English rumen
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013rumenWiktionary, English rumen. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2013, 1966, Robert E. Hungate: “In the newborn ruminant the abomasum is about as…”

Linked words

through Latin rūmen

ruminant, 1 more

Today it means

noun The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rumen”. 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.

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