English
mentalis
Mentalis comes from New Latin mentālis ‘the chin muscle’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mn̥tósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*məntomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmentum‘the chin’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900mentālis‘the chin muscle’
- Englishtodaymentalis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mn̥tósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*məntomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmentum‘the chin’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900mentālis‘the chin muscle’
- Englishtodaymentalis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
money, music, mind, amount, mouth, remain, museum, monster, min, mountain, monitor, comment, mount, permanent, mention, demonstration, monk, monetary, maya, mint, monastery, amnesty, muse, mosaic, summon, ming, mas, mandarin, monte, mania, muster, monstrous, prominence, monument, amnesia, mentor, imminent, manic, mantra, dementia, 125 more
through Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós
through Latin mentum ‘the chin’
Today it means
noun A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / mentalis