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1. Etymology of the English word mental

the English word mental
derived from the Old French word mental
derived from the Latin word mentalis
derived from the Late Latin word mens (mind; reason, intellect)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-
derived from the Latin word mentus
derived from the Classical Latin word mentum (chin; chin; projecting edge)

Derivations in English

mentalism, mentalist, mentality, mentally

Cognates

Dutch mentaal, French mental, German mental, Italian mentale, Norwegian mental, Spanish mental, Swedish mental

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word mental

derived from the English word mental
derived from the Classical Latin word mentum (chin; chin; projecting edge)

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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