Where does “mendicate” come from?
mendicate (English) comes from Latin mendicatus, from Latin mendīcō, from Latin mendicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
mendicate (English): To beg
Definitions
- To beg
Ancestry of “mendicate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mendicatus | begged, having asked for alms |
| 2 | Latin | mendīcō | to beg, ask for alms |
| 3 | Latin | mendicus | beggarly, needy, indigent |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |