Where does “pomposament” come from?

pomposament (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-.

pomposament (Catalan): pompously

Definitions

  1. pompously

Ancestry of “pomposament”, step by step

pomposament 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 pompós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpompóspompous
2Catalanósbear
3Latinursusa bear
4Proto-Italic*orsos—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →