Where does “menciindi” come from?
menciindi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto menciinda, from Esperanto -inda, from English gerundive, from Latin gerundīvus.
menciindi (Esperanto): to be worth mentioning
Ancestry of “menciindi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | menciinda | worth mentioning, worthy of mention |
| 2 | Esperanto | -inda | worthy of |
| 3 | English | gerundive | a verbal adjective that describes obligation or... |
| 4 | Latin | gerundīvus | — |