Where does “volontarjament” come from?

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

volontarjament (Maltese): intentionally, voluntarily

Definitions

  1. intentionally, voluntarily

Ancestry of “volontarjament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvolontariamentevoluntarily
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 →
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