Where does “mentonumo” come from?
mentonumo (Ido) comes from Ido mentono, from Esperanto mentono, 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,...
mentonumo (Ido): chinstrap, chin piece, chin band; chinrest
Definitions
- chinstrap, chin piece, chin band; chinrest
Ancestry of “mentonumo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | mentono | chin |
| 2 | Esperanto | mentono | chin |
| 3 | French | menton | chin |
| 4 | Old French | menton | chin; chinguard |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mento | dative singular of mentum; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | mentum | chin; beard |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |