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Where does “mentalis” come from?

mentalis (English) comes from Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

mentalis (English): A paired central muscle of the lower lip,...

Definitions

  1. A paired central muscle of the lower lip,...

Ancestry of “mentalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmentālis—
2Latinmēns—
3Proto-Italicmentis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →