"-ent" is the ending of the third person plural of verbs in the present; the suffix that concerns you is "-ment"; there are in fact two such suffixes and at least one variant of one of them (-ement).
cf. TLFi:
- Suff. formateur de subst. masc. à partir d’un rad. verbal et parfois d’un adj. ou d’un subst.
- Suff. formateur de nombreux adv., à partir d’adj. le plus souvent.
Not all verbs, adjectives have a corresponding word in -ment, though.
Examples
charger/chargement, changer/changement, placer/placement,…
lent/lentement, fin/finement, long/longuement, plein/pleinement,… rapide/rapidement
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