Dementor etymology

English

English word dementor comes from Latin mens (Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement.), Latin demento (I bewitch. I delude. I make mad or crazy.)

Detailed word origin of dementor

Dictionary entry Language Definition
mens Latin (lat) Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement.
demento Latin (lat) I bewitch. I delude. I make mad or crazy.
demens Latin (lat) Out of one's mind or senses; mad, raving, foolish, insane, reckless.
dementor English (en) An evil and fearsome creature.

Words with the same origin as dementor

Descendants of mens

mention