LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

profānē

profānē (comparative profānius, superlative profānissimē)

Meaning

  1. in an unclean, unholy, or godless fashion or manner

prŏfānē, adv., v. profanus
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprofānē

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Italic *faznom Latin fānum Latin profanus Proto-Italic *-ēd Old Latin -ēd Latin -e Latin profānē From profanus (“profane, wicked”) + -e (“-ly: forming adverbs”).

Quick answers

What does profānē mean in Latin?
profānē, a adverb, means “in an unclean, unholy, or godless fashion or manner”.
Where does profānē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin profānē.