Where does “cegament” come from?

cegament (Catalan) comes from Catalan ment, from Old Catalan ment, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

cegament (Catalan): blindly

Definitions

  1. blindly

Ancestry of “cegament”, step by step

cegament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—

via Catalan cec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancecblind
2Latincaecusblind; invisible
3Proto-Italickaikosblind
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →