mendax

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Synonyme

falsidicus

Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
[ˈmɛn.daːks]
Etymologie (Englisch)

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“to fault”), whence also mendum and menda, plus -āx. Original meaning was "faulty" and was shifted towards "deceitful" under the influence of mentior (“I lie”).

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