Where does “oxxenament” come from?

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

oxxenament (Maltese): obscenely, indecently

Definitions

  1. obscenely, indecently

Ancestry of “oxxenament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoscenamenteobscenely, indecently
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 →