Where does “mendiant” come from?
mendiant (French) comes from French mendier, from Latin mendīcō, from Latin mendicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
mendiant (French): a beggar; a traditional Christmas confection, a...
Definitions
- a beggar; a traditional Christmas confection, a...
Ancestry of “mendiant”, step by step
mendiant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mendier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mendier | to beg |
| 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 |
via Latin mendīcāns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mendīcāns | begging, asking for alms |