Where does “smentire” come from?

smentire (Italian) comes from Italian mentire, from Latin mentior, from Latin mens, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

smentire (Italian): to deny; to refute, to disprove; to belie

Definitions

to deny; to refute, to disprove; to belie

Ancestry of “smentire”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	mentire	to lie
2	Latin	mentior	I lie, deceive; I pretend, feign
3	Latin	mens	mind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgement
4	Proto-Italic	mentis	mind, thought
5	Proto-Indo-European	méntis	thought
6	Indo-European	*men-	—

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