The story
- Latin · derived frommentha“mint”
- English todaymenthol
Words from the same roots
Latinmentha all →
mentha
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
menthol
Today it means: A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes. Full definition →
Latin mentha