Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “Mensa” come from?

Mensa (English) comes from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “Mensa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēnsa—
2Latinmēnsus—
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Mensa”

  • Mensan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →