mencionar

/menθjoˈnaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to mention

mencionar = mention + -ar; same Latin root, mentio (a calling to mind)

A direct cognate of English mention: swap -tion for -ción to get the noun mención, then add the verb ending -ar. Both come from Latin mentio, related to mens (mind) — to mention is to bring something to mind in passing.

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