Etymograph

English

menthol

Menthol comes from Latin menta ‘mint’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmentaas mentha‘mint’
  2. Englishtodaymenthol

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmentaas mentha‘mint’
  2. Englishtodaymenthol

Formed from -ol

Linked words

through Latin menta ‘mint’

mint, 1 more

Today it means

noun A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin menta / menthol

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