Where does “mengua” come from?

mengua (Chavacano) comes from Spanish menguar, from Latin minuō — to make smaller, lessen, diminish, reduce, minimize.

mengua (Chavacano): to lessen; to diminish; to subtract

Definitions

  1. to lessen; to diminish; to subtract

Ancestry of “mengua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmenguarto wane; to decrease, diminish
2Latinminuōto make smaller, lessen, diminish, reduce, minimize
Every word from Latin minuō →Every word from Spanish menguar →