mentir

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French word mentir comes from Latin mens (Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement.)

mens (Latin)

Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement.

mentior (Latin)

(with dative) I lie, deceive. I pretend, feign.

*mentio (Latin)

(Vulgar Latin) I lie, deceive.

mentir (Old French)

To lie (say something untrue).

mentir (Middle French)

To lie (say something untrue).

mentir (French)

To lie (say something untrue).

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