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Etymology of the French word menthe

the French word menthe
derived from the Latin word mentha (mint; any cultivated mint)
derived from the Greek word minthe

Date

The earliest known usage of menthe in French dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in French

menthe-coq, menthane, menthol, menthone

Cognates

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


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