menton

Concepts

chin

jaw

mentum

beard

shin

Chin

Kuki

Kuki-Chin

caruncle

chin up

jawline

Synonyms

barbe

mâchoire

moustache

Menton

Translations

Kinn

mento

barbilla

mentón

kin

queixo

mentó

mentum

çene

πηγούνι

barbeta

menton

ذقن

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɑ̃.tɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: menton

Inherited from Latin: mentum

Cognate with Occitan: menton

Cognate with Catalan: mentó

Cognate with Romansh: mintun

In summary

Inherited from Old French menton, mentun, from Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to project”). Compare Occitan menton, Catalan mentó, Romansch mintun.