"to mention" in seven languages
Meaningto mention
Spanish
mencionar
/menθjoˈnaɾ/
learned
French
mentionner
/mɑ̃sjɔne/
learned
Italian
menzionare
/mentsjoˈnare/
learned
Nominare and citare are common everyday alternatives.
Portuguese
mencionar
/mẽsjoˈnah/
learned
Romanian
menționa
/mentsjoˈna/
borrowed · French mentionner
Catalan
esmentar
/əzmənˈta/
other source · es- + ment 'mind' (Latin MENTEM): 'to bring to mind'
English
mention
/ˈmɛnʃən/
from Latin/French · Old French mention (noun), from Latin
English → Italianto mentionmenzionareCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
MENTIŌNEM‘a calling to mind’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
All four made a verb out of the learned noun: mención, mention, menzione. Its root is the one in MENS 'mind'.
English relatives: mental, comment
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In a sentence
- esNo mencionó el precio.
- frIl n'a pas mentionné le prix.
- itNon ha menzionato il prezzo.
- ptEle não mencionou o preço.
- roNu a menționat prețul.
- caNo va esmentar el preu.
- enHe didn't mention the price.
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