Where does “mormente” come from?
mormente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mór, from Portuguese amor, from Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
mormente (Portuguese): principally, mainly; chiefly
Definitions
- principally, mainly; chiefly
Ancestry of “mormente”, step by step
mormente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese mór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mór | Obsolete spelling of mor |
| 2 | Portuguese | amor | love; honey; a kind or humble person |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | amor | love |
| 4 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |