menta
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- (plant) mint, peppermint specifically mentha × piperita
- (color) the color, menta verde
Etymology
Derived from Latin menta (mint) derived from Ancient Greek μίντη.
Origin
Ancient Greek
μίντη
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- menta Latin
- mentastrum Latin
- menta Hungarian
- menta Italian
- menticolo Italian
- menthe French
- μίνθη Ancient Greek
- μίντη Ancient Greek
- minta Old Norse
- *męta Proto-Slavic
- menta Galician
- mentă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mendër Albanian
- *mintā gmw-pro
- мѧта Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- lamant Mauritian Creole
- lamant Seychellois Creole