Where does “ementitus” come from?
ementitus (Latin) comes from Latin ementior, from Latin mentior, from Latin mens, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
ementitus (Latin): fabricated
Ancestry of “ementitus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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- | — |