Where does “mensongèrement” come from?
mensongèrement (French) comes from French mensonger, 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.
mensongèrement (French): falsely, mendaciously, deceitfully, untruthfully
Definitions
- falsely, mendaciously, deceitfully, untruthfully
Ancestry of “mensongèrement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mensonger | false, mendacious, deceitful, untruthful |
| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |