Where does “fedelmënter” come from?

fedelmënter (Ladin) comes from Ladin -mënter, from Latin mente, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

fedelmënter (Ladin): faithfully, loyally

Definitions

  1. faithfully, loyally

Ancestry of “fedelmënter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ladin-mënterUsed to form adverbs from adjectives, compare...
2Latinmenteablative singular of mēns
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →