Where does “mentonnière” come from?

mentonnière (French) comes 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 (French): beaver (lower part of a helmet)

Definitions

  1. beaver (lower part of a helmet)

Ancestry of “mentonnière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmentonchin
2Old Frenchmentonchin; chinguard
3Vulgar Latinmentodative singular of mentum; ablative singular of...
4Latinmentumchin; beard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mentonnière”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Latin mentum →Every word from Vulgar Latin mento →
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