English
mention
Mention comes from Old French mention, from Latin mentiō ‘a calling to mind’, from meminī ‘to remember’, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*memóne‘to remember’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*memonai‘to remember’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmeminī‘to remember’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmentiō‘mention, a calling to mind’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mention
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mencioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1611mention
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*memóne‘to remember’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*memonai‘to remember’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmeminī‘to remember’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmentiō‘mention, a calling to mind’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mention
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mencioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1611mention
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “I will make mention of thy righteousness.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
music, mind, money, amount, mouth, remain, museum, mountain, auto, min, monster, comment, mount, permanent, mental, monitor, monetary, maya, monk, mint, demonstration, amnesty, muse, mosaic, ming, mas, mandarin, monastery, mania, muster, prominence, amnesia, summon, manic, imminent, mantra, mentor, monstrous, monte, monument, 125 more
through Proto-Indo-European *memóne ‘to remember’
through Latin meminī ‘to remember, recollect, recall, call to mind,…’
Today it means
noun A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / mention