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Where does “mendosus” come from?

mendosus (Latin) comes from Latin mendum, from Proto-Indo-European mend- — physical defect, fault; to fault.

mendosus (Latin): full of faults; faulty, erroneous, incorrect;...

Definitions

  1. full of faults; faulty, erroneous, incorrect;...

Ancestry of “mendosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmendumfault, error, blunder; blemish, defect
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmend-physical defect, fault; to fault

Words derived from “mendosus”

  • mendoso
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