Where does “menu” come from?

menu (Cebuano) comes from English menu, from French menu, from Middle French menu, from Old French menu, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

menu (Cebuano): a bill of fare; a menu; a list of dishes offered...

Definitions

  1. a bill of fare; a menu; a list of dishes offered...

Ancestry of “menu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmenuThe details of the food to be served at a...
2Frenchmenuslim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list
3Middle Frenchmenusmall
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
6Proto-Italicminwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →
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