Where does “minta” come from?

minta (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic minta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη — mint (Mentha viridis).

Ancestry of “minta”, step by step

minta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic minta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicminta—
2Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
3Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)

via West Germanic minta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Germanicminta—

Words derived from “minta”

Every word from Ancient Greek Μίνθη →Every word from Latin menta →Every word from Proto-Germanic minta →