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Where does “mento” come from?

mento (Italian) comes from Latin mentum, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mento (Italian): chin, mentum; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. chin, mentum; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “mento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmentumchin; beard
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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