Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “minte” come from?

minte (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon minta, from Proto-Germanic minta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη.

Ancestry of “minte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonminta—
2Proto-Germanicminta—
3Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
4Ancient GreekΜίνθη—

Words derived from “minte”

  • mynte
  • minta
  • mintæ
  • myntæ
Every word from Ancient Greek Μίνθη →