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English word mention comes from Latin mens (Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement.)
mens (Latin)
Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement.
mentio (Latin)
Mention, a calling to mind.
mention (Old French)
Mention (act of mentioning).
mention (English)
(philosophy, linguistics) To utter an word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.. To make a short reference to something. A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.