Where does “mintos” come from?

mintos (Romanian) comes from Romanian minte, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

mintos (Romanian): clever, wise; reasonable

Definitions

  1. clever, wise; reasonable

Ancestry of “mintos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmintemind; brain; sense, judgement, wisdom
2Latinmēnsmind
3Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—

Words derived from “mintos”

Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →