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Where does “menta” come from?

menta (Cimbrian) comes from Old High German mānitag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

menta (Cimbrian): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “menta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmānitag—
2Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
3Latindies Lūnae—
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →