Italian word menzogna comes from Latin mentiri, Latin mentio (Mention, a calling to mind.)

Detailed word origin of menzogna

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
mentiri	Latin (lat)
mentio	Latin (lat)	Mention, a calling to mind.
*mentionia	Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
menzogna	Italian (ita)	Lie, falsehood, fib.

Words with the same origin as menzogna