Where does “amenitzar” come from?
amenitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan amè, from Latin amoenus, from Latin mino, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.
amenitzar (Catalan): to make pleasant, agreeable; add charm to, brighten up, etc
Definitions
- to make pleasant, agreeable; add charm to, brighten up, etc
Ancestry of “amenitzar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | amè | pleasant |
| 2 | Latin | amoenus | charming, pleasant, agreeable; lovely,... |
| 3 | Latin | mino | I drive; I impel; I threaten |
| 4 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 5 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |