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