Where does “-mente” come from?

-mente (Spanish) comes from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

-mente (Spanish): -wise, -ly, in a specified way

Definitions

  1. -wise, -ly, in a specified way

Ancestry of “-mente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēnsmind
2Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
4Indo-European*men-

Words derived from “-mente

Every word from Indo-European *men-
-mente — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer