Etymology Explorer › LatinWhere does “mendax” come from? mendax (Latin) comes from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
mendax (Latin): deceitful, lying, deceptive, untruthful, false,...
Definitions deceitful, lying, deceptive, untruthful, false,... Ancestry of “mendax”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 Latin -āx ish, -y 2 Latin -ium Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... 3 Latin -ius forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... 4 Proto-Italic -jōs Forms comparative adjectives 5 Proto-Indo-European -yós Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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