-ment

Norman

suffix

Definitions

used to form adverbs from the feminine form of an adjective

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mente.

Origin

Latin

mente

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

mente Latin
-mente Italian
-mente Spanish, Castilian
*méntis Proto-Indo-European
-mente Portuguese
-ment Old French
-ment Catalan, Valencian
mentàver Occitan
-main Romansh
-ménte Ligurian
-mënter Ladin
-mente Interlingua
-mènde Tarantino