Where does “rapidamente” come from?

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

rapidamente (Italian): quickly, rapidly

Definitions

quickly, rapidly

Ancestry of “rapidamente”, 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-	—

Every word from Indo-European *men- →