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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | minta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | minta | — |
| 3 | Latin | menta | mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μίνθη | — |
Words derived from “minte”