Where does “mention” come from?
Mention comes from Middle English mencioun, from Old French mention, from Latin mentionem, the accusative of mens meaning "mind," from the Proto-Indo-European root men- meaning "to think."
mention (English): A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a...
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- A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a...
Ancestry of “mention”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mencioun | mention |
| 2 | Old French | mention | mention |
| 3 | Latin | mentionem | accusative singular of mentiō |
| 4 | Latin | mentiō | mention, a calling to mind |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |