Where does “amè” come from?

amè (Catalan) comes from Latin amoenus, from Latin mino, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

amè (Catalan): pleasant

Definitions

  1. pleasant

Ancestry of “amè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamoenuscharming, pleasant, agreeable; lovely,...
2LatinminoI drive; I impel; I threaten
3Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
4Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
5Proto-Italic*eksmenā—

Words derived from “amè”

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →