Where does “mentiturus” come from?

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

mentiturus (Latin): about to lie, about to deceive

Definitions

  1. about to lie, about to deceive

Ancestry of “mentiturus”, step by step

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