Etymology

minty

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Today it means: Having a flavor or essence of mint. Full definition →

English mint ← Middle English mynte ← Old English minte
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The story

  1. Latinmenta
  2. Proto-West Germanic*mintā
  3. Old Englishminte
  4. Middle Englishmynte
  5. Englishmint
  6. English todayminty

From mint + -y.

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