Where does “dezmințit” come from?

dezmințit (Romanian) comes from Romanian dezminți, from Romanian minți, from Latin mentior, from Latin mens, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

dezmințit (Romanian): denied, contradicted

Definitions

  1. denied, contradicted

Ancestry of “dezmințit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandezmințito deny, disavow, refute; to contest; to...
2Romanianmințito lie
3LatinmentiorI lie, deceive; I pretend, feign
4Latinmensmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgement
5Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
7Indo-European*men-—

Words derived from “dezmințit”

Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →