Where does “Menorca” come from?

Menorca (Catalan) comes from Late Latin Minorica, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

Ancestry of “Menorca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinMinorica
2Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
3Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
4Proto-Italic*eksmenā

Words derived from “Menorca

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenāEvery word from Latin minaeEvery word from Latin minor