Where does “cemen” come from?
cemen (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian mental, from Dutch mentaal, from Middle French mental, from Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
cemen (Indonesian): fearful (usually of a person)
Definitions
- fearful (usually of a person)
Ancestry of “cemen”, step by step
cemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian mental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | mental | mental: of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process |
| 2 | Dutch | mentaal | mental (relating to the mind) |
| 3 | Middle French | mental | — |
| 4 | Latin | mentālis | mental |
| 5 | Latin | mēns | mind |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mentis | mind, thought |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 8 | Indo-European | *men- | — |