Where does “cruelment” come from?

cruelment (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-.

cruelment (Catalan): cruelly

Definitions

  1. cruelly

Ancestry of “cruelment”, step by step

cruelment 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 cruel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancruelcruel
2Latincrūdēlisunfeeling, rude
3Latincrūdusraw, bloody, bleeding
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →