Italian word mentire comes from Latin mens (Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement.)

Detailed word origin of mentire

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
mens	Latin (lat)	Intellect. Mind. Reasoning, judgement.
mentior	Latin (lat)	(with dative) I lie, deceive. I pretend, feign.
mentire	Italian (ita)	(intransitive) to lie (tell an untruth).

Words with the same origin as mentire