Where does “amens” come from?

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

amens (Catalan): plural of amè

Definitions

  1. plural of amè

Ancestry of “amens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanamèpleasant
2Latinamoenuscharming, pleasant, agreeable; lovely,...
3LatinminoI drive; I impel; I threaten
4Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
5Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
6Proto-Italic*eksmenā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →