Where does “klassikament” come from?

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

klassikament (Maltese): classically

Definitions

  1. classically

Ancestry of “klassikament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianclassicamenteclassically
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 →