Where does “mensogi” come from?

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

mensogi (Esperanto): to lie tell a lie

Definitions

  1. to lie tell a lie

Ancestry of “mensogi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mensogi

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-