Where does “approssimativamente” come from?

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

approssimativamente (Italian): approximately, roughly, odd

Definitions

approximately, roughly, odd

Ancestry of “approssimativamente”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	-mente	-wise, -ly, -ally
2	Latin	mente	ablative singular of mēns
3	Latin	mēns	mind
4	Proto-Italic	mentis	mind, thought
5	Proto-Indo-European	méntis	thought
6	Indo-European	*men-	—

Words derived from “approssimativamente”

approssimattivament

Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Italian -mente →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →