menta

Galician

/ˈmɛnta̝/, /ˈmɛnta̝/

noun

Definitions

mint any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae
spearmint Mentha spicata
mint tea

Etymology

Inherited 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
menthe French
menta Spanish, Castilian
μίνθη Ancient Greek
μίντη Ancient Greek
minta Old Norse
*męta Proto-Slavic
mendër Albanian
*mintā gmw-pro
мѧта Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian