momental

adjective

mo·​men·​tal

mōˈmentᵊl

1

obsolete : momentary sense 1a

not one momental minute doth she swerve

—Nicholas Breton

2

: of or relating to moment or momentum

Word History

Etymology

probably from French, from Medieval Latin momentalis momentary, from (assumed) Late Latin (attested as momentaliter, adverb, in a moment), from Latin momentum moment + -alis -al

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