Where does “mentecattaggine” come from?
mentecattaggine (Italian) comes from Italian mentecatto, from Latin mente captus, from Latin mente, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
mentecattaggine (Italian): foolishness, stupidity
Definitions
- foolishness, stupidity
Ancestry of “mentecattaggine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mentecatto | half-witted; imbecilic; half-wit |
| 2 | Latin | mente captus | insane, mad |
| 3 | Latin | mente | ablative singular of mēns |
| 4 | Latin | mēns | mind |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mentis | mind, thought |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 7 | Indo-European | *men- | — |