Where does “passivament” come from?

passivament (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-.

passivament (Catalan): passively

Definitions

  1. passively

Ancestry of “passivament”, step by step

passivament 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 passiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpassiupassive
2Latinpassivussubject to passion or emotion; passive
3Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Indo-European *men-Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntisEvery word from Proto-Italic mentis
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