Etymology of the French word menthe
the French word
menthederived from the Latin word
mentha (mint; any cultivated mint)
derived from the Greek word
mintheDate
The earliest known usage of menthe in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
menthe-coq,
menthane,
menthol,
menthoneCognates
Danish
moneter, Dutch
munt, Dutch
pepermunt, English
mint, English
money, English
peppermint, French
monnaie, German
Minze, German
Moneten, German
Münze, German
Pfefferminze, Icelandic
mynta, Icelandic
mynt, Icelandic
piparmynta, Italian
menta, Italian
moneta, Latin
menta, Lithuanian
meta, Norwegian
moneter, Provençal
moneda, Russian
мятa, Spanish
moneda, Swedish
mynta, Swedish
mynt, Swedish
pepparmynta