amends

English

/ʌˈmɛnds/

noun form

Definitions

(plural of) amend
Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *mend- (fault, physical defect).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mend-

Gloss

fault, physical defect

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

amendable English
amendatory English
emendable English
mendicant English
amendamentum Latin
emendo Latin
menda Latin
mendax Latin
mendum Latin
ēmendō Latin
*men- Proto-Indo-European
*mend- Proto-Indo-European
*méntis Proto-Indo-European
menden Middle English
*mendu- Proto-Celtic