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

  1. principally, mainly; chiefly

Ancestry of “mormente”, step by step

mormente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese mór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesemórObsolete spelling of mor
2Portugueseamorlove; honey; a kind or humble person
3Old Portugueseamorlove
4Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
5Latinamōto love
6LatinDeusGod
7Latindẹ̄vos
8Old Latindeivosgod, deity
9Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Portuguese mente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesementemind
2Old Portuguesemente
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos