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

  1. chinstrap, chin piece, chin band; chinrest

Ancestry of “mentonumo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idomentonochin
2Esperantomentonochin
3Frenchmentonchin
4Old Frenchmentonchin; chinguard
5Vulgar Latinmentodative singular of mentum; ablative singular of...
6Latinmentumchin; beard
7Proto-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 →