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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
1Latinmēns—
2Proto-Italicmentis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
4Indo-European*men-—

Words derived from “mente”

  • altrimenti
  • menti
  • mento
Every word from Indo-European *men- →