Where does “amential” come from?

amential (English) comes from English amentia, from Latin āmentia, from Latin āmēns, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

amential (English): Relating to amentia; mentally retarded

Definitions

  1. Relating to amentia; mentally retarded

Ancestry of “amential”, step by step

amential traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English amentia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamentiaMental impairment; state of being mentally...
2Latināmentiamadness, insanity
3Latināmēnsfrenzied, mad
4Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5Latinābfrom, away from, out of
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →