mentiar

Ido

/men.tiˈar/

verb

Definitions

(intransitive) to lie, to tell untruths deliberately

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian mentir borrowed from French mentir borrowed from Italian mentire.

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

mentire

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*mentīre Latin
mentire Italian
mentitore Italian
smentire Italian
démentir French
menteur French
mentir French
desmentir Spanish, Castilian
mentir Spanish, Castilian
mentiroso Spanish, Castilian
*men- Proto-Indo-European
mentio Ido
mentioza Ido
mentir Middle French
mentir Old Spanish