Where does “umilment” come from?

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

umilment (Maltese): humbly

Definitions

  1. humbly

Ancestry of “umilment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianumilmentehumbly
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- →