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
Ancestry of “pomposament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ment | the mind; the spirit |
| 2 | Old Catalan | ment | — |
| 3 | Latin | mēns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mentis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 6 | Indo-European | *men- | — |