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Vinony

mental

adjective

  1. concerning or originating from the mind
  2. insane
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.təl/ / [ˈmɛɾ̃əl] / [ˈmɛnəl]

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Italic *məntom Latin mentum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English mental c. 1727, from Latin mentum (“the chin”) + -al.

  1. Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.

    “the mental nerve, the mental region”

  2. Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Italic *məntom Latin mentum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English mental c. 1727, from Latin mentum (“the chin”) + -al.

  1. A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.