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
- to lie tell a lie
Ancestry of “mensogi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | mensogo | a lie |
| 2 | French | mensonge | a lie or falsehood |
| 3 | Middle French | mensonge | a lie or falsehood |
| 4 | Old French | mençonge | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mentionica | — |
| 6 | Latin | mentiō | mention, a calling to mind |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |