Court Cantrell does not complyTIL that these words:
from #English -- mandarin, mantra, mental, mind
from #German -- munter
from #AncientGreek: μᾰνθᾰ́νω (manthánō)
from #Irish: meanma
from #Lithuanian: manyti
all share the same root word.
LANGUAGE IS SO COOL.
Tawtovo (ܬܘܬܒܐ)@courtcan On the Greek side, descendants of that Proto-Indo-European root include:
μῐμνήσκω (I remind --> I remember)
μνήμων (mindful, with a good memory --> English mnemonic)
Μέντωρ (a character in the Odyssey --> English mentor)
μαίνομαι (I'm crazy --> μανία --> English mania, maniac, etc.)
So it might seem redundant to have a mindful mentor remind you of their mania...😆
@tawtovo Ha! I LOVE IT. 😆