Where does “mentar” come from?

mentar (Spanish) comes from Spanish mente, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

mentar (Spanish): to mention, name

Definitions

  1. to mention, name

Ancestry of “mentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmentemind, intellect
2Latinmēnsmind
3Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →