Where does “astronomikament” come from?

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

astronomikament (Maltese): astronomically

Definitions

  1. astronomically

Ancestry of “astronomikament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianastronomicamenteastronomically
2Italian-mente-wise, -ly, -ally
3Latinmenteablative singular of mēns
4Latinmēnsmind
5Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
7Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Italian -mente →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →