Etymology

mendacious

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Today it means: Lying, untruthful or dishonest. Full definition →

Middle French mendacieux ← Latin mendācium
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  1. Latin · derived frommendācium“lie, untruth”
  2. Middle French · borrowed frommendacieux
  3. English todaymendacious

Borrowed from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth”), from mendāx (“lying”), + -ious.

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