Where does “ementior” come from?

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

ementior (Latin): I lie, feign, fabricate, pretend

Definitions

  1. I lie, feign, fabricate, pretend

Ancestry of “ementior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmentiorI lie, deceive; I pretend, feign
2Latinmensmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgement
3Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—

Words derived from “ementior”

Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →