Where does “mentalitas” come from?

mentalitas (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-.

mentalitas (Indonesian): mentality

Definitions

  1. mentality

Ancestry of “mentalitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmentalmental: of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process
2Dutchmentaalmental (relating to the mind)
3Middle Frenchmental—
4Latinmentālismental
5Latinmēnsmind
6Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
8Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →