Where does “mendiant” come from?
mendiant (English) comes from French mendiant, from French mendier, from Latin mendīcō, from Latin mendicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
mendiant (English): A traditional French Christmas confection, a...
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- A traditional French Christmas confection, a...
Ancestry of “mendiant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mendiant | a beggar; a traditional Christmas confection, a... |
| 2 | French | mendier | to beg |
| 3 | Latin | mendīcō | to beg, ask for alms |
| 4 | Latin | mendicus | beggarly, needy, indigent |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |