Where does “mentonnière” come from?

mentonnière (English) comes from French mentonnière, from French menton, from Old French menton, from Vulgar Latin mento, from Latin mentum, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mentonnière (English): An item of armor protecting the chin, often identified with or used interchangeably with the bevor

Definitions

  1. An item of armor protecting the chin, often identified with or used interchangeably with the bevor

Ancestry of “mentonnière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmentonnièrebeaver (lower part of a helmet)
2Frenchmentonchin
3Old Frenchmentonchin; chinguard
4Vulgar Latinmentodative singular of mentum; ablative singular of...
5Latinmentumchin; beard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Latin mentum →Every word from Vulgar Latin mento →