Where does “ment” come from?

ment (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan ment, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

ment (Catalan): the mind; the spirit

Definitions

  1. the mind; the spirit

Ancestry of “ment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanment
2Latinmēnsmind
3Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-

Words derived from “ment

Every word from Indo-European *men-