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Where does “generalment” come from?

generalment (Catalan) comes from Italian generalmente, from Italian -mente, from Latin mente, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

generalment (Catalan): generally

Definitions

  1. generally

Ancestry of “generalment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangeneralmentegenerally, normally
2Italian-mente-wise, -ly, -ally
3Latinmenteablative singular of mēns
4Latinmēns—
5Proto-Italicmentis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
7Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →