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Where does “ementiendus” come from?

ementiendus (Latin) comes from Latin ementior, from Latin mentior, from Latin mens, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

ementiendus (Latin): which is to be feigned

Definitions

  1. which is to be feigned

Ancestry of “ementiendus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinementiorI lie, feign, fabricate, pretend
2LatinmentiorI lie, deceive; I pretend, feign
3Latinmensmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgement
4Proto-Italicmentis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →