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 — mint (Mentha viridis).
Ancestry of “minte”, step by step
minte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon minta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | minta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | minta | — |
| 3 | Latin | menta | mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μίνθη | mint (Mentha viridis) |
via Latin mentha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mentha | mint |