-mente
suffix
Meaning
- Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Latin mēns Old Galician-Portuguese -mente Inherited from Latin mente.
Related words
Descendant words
- -mente(Galician) (inh)
- -mente(Galician) (inh)
- -mente(Portuguese) (inh)
- -mente(Portuguese) (inh)
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