Where does “recentment” come from?

recentment (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-.

recentment (Catalan): recently

Definitions

  1. recently

Ancestry of “recentment”, step by step

recentment 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 recent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanrecentrecent
2Latinrecēnsnew, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →