The story
- Latin · derived frommentha“mint”
- English todaymentha
From the genus name, Mentha, from Latin mentha (“mint”). Doublet of mint.
Words from the same roots
Latinmentha all →
menthol
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
mentha
Today it means: Any of the mint genus Mentha, mints and similar species. Full definition →
Latin mentha