Where does “mente” come from?

mente (Italian) comes from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

mente (Italian): mind; plural of menta; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. mind; plural of menta; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “mente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēnsmind
2Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
4Indo-European*men-

Words derived from “mente

Every word from Indo-European *men-Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntisEvery word from Proto-Italic mentis