Etymology

rudimentary

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Today it means: Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage. Full definition →

New Latin rudimentariusder.? ← English rudiment ← Old French rudiment
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  1. Latinrudis
  2. Latinrudīmentum
  3. Old Frenchrudiment
  4. Englishrudiment
  5. New Latinrudimentariusder.?
  6. English todayrudimentary

From rudiment + -ary (adjectival suffix), perhaps after New Latin rudīmentārius, from Classical Latin rudīmentum (“first attempt; beginning”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). Compare French rudimentaire.

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