Where does “-main” come from?
-main (Romansch) comes from Latin mente, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
-main (Romansch): Used to form adverbs from adjectives; -wise, -ly,...
Definitions
- Used to form adverbs from adjectives; -wise, -ly,...
Ancestry of “-main”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mente | ablative singular of mēns |
| 2 | Latin | mēns | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mentis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 5 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
Words derived from “-main”