Where does “mention” come from?
mention (Middle English) comes from Old French mention, from Latin mentionem, from Latin mentiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “mention”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | mention | mention |
| 2 | Latin | mentionem | accusative singular of mentiō |
| 3 | Latin | mentiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “mention”