Where does “minduescu” come from?
minduescu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian minti, from Latin mentem, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
minduescu (Aromanian): I think
Ancestry of “minduescu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | minti | mind |
| 2 | Latin | mentem | accusative singular of mēns |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 4 | Indo-European | *men- | — |