I’m Sure That’s Not What You Ment

Somebody forwarded this tidbit to me that is going around on social media in various forms.  The story is that this is from a gematria buff which I believe because it talks about language and more importantly is wrong.

Whether deliberate or just resulting from confirmation bias because, “My friend said it on the Internet, so it must be true”, you shouldn’t be making outrageous claims about the English language.

Before the link I’m providing.  OK, let’s assume that -ment  means mind for a second.  So this superficially works with govern and entertain.  Now the leading word is TESTAMENT.  Which instead of “testa” mind gets changed into “ test a mind”.  Aren’t you the least bit suspicious that testament pertains to wills or something serving as evidence instead of some form of examination?  Doesn’t that bother you that your talking about the importance of language and your etymology is, well, kind of fucked up right off the bat?

So, turning to what I already.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/160026/does-the-etymology-of-the-word-government-mean-to-control-the-mind

And from the link within that to Wiktionary, this -ment is from mentum which means medium or source.  Forming an adverb from a noun or verb.

Because nothing says research done by insinuating you’ve done research on the topic you’re talking about which proves you’re wrong.