Where does “mento” come from?

mento (English) comes from Italian mento, from Latin mentum, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mento (English): a folk music genre of Jamaica, featuring acoustic...

Definitions

  1. a folk music genre of Jamaica, featuring acoustic...

Ancestry of “mento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmentochin, mentum; first-person singular present...
2Latinmentumchin; beard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mento

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-Every word from Latin mentumEvery word from Italian mento