Etymology

nondemented

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Today it means: Not demented Full definition →

English demented ← Vulgar Latin dēmentō ← Latin dēmēns
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The story

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*de
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  4. Proto-Italic*dē
  5. Latindē
  6. Latindē-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*méntis
  9. Proto-Italic*mentis
  10. Latinmēns
  11. Latindēmēns
  12. Vulgar Latindēmentō
  13. Englishdement
  14. Englishdemented
  15. English todaynondemented

From non- + demented.

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