English
demency
Demency comes from Latin dēmens ‘out of one's mind’, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis ‘thought’, and ultimately from *men- ‘to think, mind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méntis‘thought’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mentis‘mind, thought’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmēns‘mind, reason’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēmens‘out of one's mind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēmentia
- Englishearliest quotation 1969demency
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méntis‘thought’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mentis‘mind, thought’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmēns‘mind, reason’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēmens‘out of one's mind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēmentia
- Englishearliest quotation 1969demency
Earliest quotation: 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor: “no direct access could be obtained to the banned,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
money, music, amount, mouth, mountain, museum, remain, monster, auto, comment, mount, min, permanent, monitor, mention, monetary, monk, mint, maya, demonstration, monte, monastery, amnesty, muse, mosaic, summon, ming, monument, mas, mandarin, mantra, mentor, mindful, imminent, mont, mania, muster, monstrous, amnesia, manic, 124 more
through Proto-Indo-European *méntis ‘thought’
through Latin mēns ‘mind, reason’
Today it means
noun Madness; dementia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / demency