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Where does “mentastro” come from?

mentastro (Italian) comes from Latin mentastrum, from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.

mentastro (Italian): apple mint; water mint; horse mint

Definitions

  1. apple mint; water mint; horse mint

Ancestry of “mentastro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmentastrumwild mint
2Latin-astrum—
3Latin-asterpater + API → patraster
Every word from Latin -aster →