Where does “menor” come from?

menor (Chavacano) comes from Spanish menor, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

menor (Chavacano): younger

Definitions

  1. younger

Ancestry of “menor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmenorcomparative degree of pequeño: smaller;...
2Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
3Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
4Proto-Italic*eksmenā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →