-amment

== French == === Etymology === In Old French, adjectives ending in -ant often had identical masculine and feminine forms, so that the adverbial form ended in -antment, which resulted the loss of the t between the n and m, leading to -anment and then -amment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.mɑ̃/ === Suffix === -amment (adverb-forming suffix) variant of -ment appended to adjectives ending in -ant ‎courant (“current”) → ‎couramment (“currently”) == Middle French == === Suffix === -amment Variant of -ment appended to adjectives ending with -ant. courant → couramment