Latin

mēns

‘mind’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin mēns.

6 English words in this record descend from Latin mēns, most familiar first.

• mental ← mentālis
• dementia
• dement ← dementare ← dēmēns
• demency ← dēmentia ← dēmens
• mentalité ← mental ← mentālis
• menticide

Etymograph / Latin mēns