Where does “figurativament” come from?

figurativament (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-.

figurativament (Catalan): figuratively

Definitions

  1. figuratively

Ancestry of “figurativament”, step by step

figurativament 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 figuratiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfiguratiufigurative
2Late Latinfigurativus—
3LatinfiguroI form, fashion, shape
4Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
5Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →