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Where does “mendicatus” come from?

mendicatus (Latin) comes from Latin mendīcō, from Latin mendicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mendicatus (Latin): begged, having asked for alms

Definitions

  1. begged, having asked for alms

Ancestry of “mendicatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmendīcō—
2Latinmendicusbeggarly, needy, indigent
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “mendicatus”

  • mendicate
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