Where does “mendier” come from?
mendier (French) comes from Latin mendīcō, from Latin mendicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
mendier (French): to beg
Definitions
- to beg
Ancestry of “mendier”, step by step
mendier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mendīcō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mendīcō | to beg, ask for alms |
| 2 | Latin | mendicus | beggarly, needy, indigent |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Latin mendicāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mendicāre | — |