Where does “mensogado” come from?

mensogado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mensogi, from Esperanto mensogo, from French mensonge, from Middle French mensonge, from Old French mençonge, from Vulgar Latin mentionica, from Latin mentiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mensogado (Esperanto): mendaciousness, lying

Definitions

  1. mendaciousness, lying

Ancestry of “mensogado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomensogito lie tell a lie
2Esperantomensogoa lie
3Frenchmensongea lie or falsehood
4Middle Frenchmensongea lie or falsehood
5Old Frenchmençonge
6Vulgar Latinmentionica
7Latinmentiōmention, a calling to mind
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-