Origin of-MENT. Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin-mentum; akin to Latin-men, suffix denoting concrete result, Greek-mat-, -ma.
Pork chops are coated with seasoned Italian crumbs and baked with an easy mushroom and wine sauce for for a nice weeknight dinner that practically takes care of itself.
Well most people see a dinner as a more complete meal. A common lunch in England is a sandwich, but dinner might include soup, meat with vegetables, and then a dessert like apple pie and ice cream. So, dinner is really the main meal and people might have it in the middle of the day or in the evening. Lunch and supper are both light kinds of meal.