Where does “mentiō” come from?

mentiō (Latin) comes from Vulgar Latin mentionia, from Latin mentio, from Latin mentiri, from Latin mentior, from Latin mens, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

mentiō (Latin): mention, a calling to mind

Definitions

  1. mention, a calling to mind

Ancestry of “mentiō”, step by step

mentiō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin mentionia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmentionia—
2Latinmentiomention, a calling to mind
3Latinmentiripresent active infinitive of mentior
4LatinmentiorI lie, deceive; I pretend, feign
5Latinmensmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgement
6Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
8Indo-European*men-—

via Latin memini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmeminiI remember; am mindful of
2Proto-Italicmemonaito remember, to be mindful
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mentiō”

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