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Where does “mentis” come from?

mentis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

Ancestry of “mentis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
2Indo-European*men-—

Words derived from “mentis”

  • government
  • management
  • treatment
  • movement
  • statement
  • mental
  • judgment
  • investment
  • assessment
  • employment
  • equipment
  • mention
  • department
  • commitment
  • settlement
  • punishment
  • arrangement
  • excitement
  • involvement
  • measurement
  • requirement
  • engagement
  • achievement
  • attachment
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