Where does “rarament” come from?

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

rarament (Catalan): rarely; seldom

Definitions

  1. rarely; seldom

Ancestry of “rarament”, step by step

rarament traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian raramente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianraramenterarely; seldom
2Italian-mente-wise, -ly, -ally
3Latinmenteablative singular of mēns
4Latinmēnsmind
5Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
7Indo-European*men-—

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—

via Catalan rar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanrarrare; strange, odd
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Italian -mente →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →