mendax

Senso (Inglese)

sinonimi

falsidicus

Frequenza

B2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
[ˈmɛn.daːks]
Etimologia (Inglese)

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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