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