English word mention comes from Latin mens (Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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mens | Latin (lat) | Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement. |
mentio | Latin (lat) | Mention, a calling to mind. |
mention | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Mention (act of mentioning). |
mention | English (en) | (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. |