Where does “mentalis” come from?

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

mentalis (Late Latin): of the mind, mental

Definitions

  1. of the mind, mental

Ancestry of “mentalis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mentalis”

Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →