Where does “menti” come from?

menti (Asturian) comes from Asturian mentir, from Latin mentior, from Latin mens, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

menti (Asturian): second-person singular imperative of mentir

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of mentir

Ancestry of “menti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianmentirto lie
2LatinmentiorI lie, deceive; I pretend, feign
3Latinmensmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgement
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →