Expertlatin
- What is lier in Latin?
- What is the Latin root word for liar?
- What are Latin words about lying?
- What is Latin for moron?
What is lier in Latin?
From Old French lier, from Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).
What is the Latin root word for liar?
From Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō, possibly through the intermediate of Old French lier in the Middle Ages, as it appeared relatively late in Spanish texts.
What are Latin words about lying?
Mendacious comes from the Latin word mendax, meaning “lying” or “false.” It is often used to refer to people who habitually lie.
What is Latin for moron?
moron (n.)
Latin morus "foolish" is a loan-word from Greek. Adopted by the American Association for the Study of the Feeble-minded with a technical definition "adult with a mental age between 8 and 12;" used as an insult since 1922 and subsequently dropped from technical use. Linnæus had introduced morisis "idiocy."
