Where does “independentement” come from?

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

independentement (Maltese): independently

Definitions

independently

Ancestry of “independentement”, step by step

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

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