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
Ancestry of “ementiendus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ementior | I lie, feign, fabricate, pretend |
| 2 | Latin | mentior | I lie, deceive; I pretend, feign |
| 3 | Latin | mens | mind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mentis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 6 | Indo-European | *men- | — |