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Where does “mental” come from?

mental (Middle French) comes from Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

Ancestry of “mental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmentālis—
2Latinmēns—
3Proto-Italicmentis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—

Words derived from “mental”

  • mental
  • mentally
  • mentality
  • mentalization
  • mentalistic
  • submental
  • mentalism
  • mentalist
  • mentalize
  • extramental
  • nonmental
  • supramental
  • mentalese
  • intramental
  • mentalisation
  • occipitomental
  • nonmentally
  • thyromental
  • neuromental
  • dementalize
  • psychomental
  • sternomental
  • nasomental
  • bimental
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