Where does “mento” come from?

mento (Ido) comes from Esperanto menso, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

mento (Ido): mind, mentality

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	menso	mind
2	Latin	mēns	—
3	Proto-Italic	mentis	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	méntis	thought
5	Indo-European	*men-	—

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