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Where does “dirottamente” come from?

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

dirottamente (Italian): copiously, abundantly; uncontrollably; heavily

Definitions

  1. copiously, abundantly; uncontrollably; heavily

Ancestry of “dirottamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-mente-wise, -ly, -ally
2Latinmenteablative singular of mēns
3Latinmēns—
4Proto-Italicmentis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →