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Where does “menubalk” come from?

menubalk (Dutch) comes from Dutch 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.

menubalk (Dutch): menu bar

Definitions

  1. menu bar

Ancestry of “menubalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmenumenu
2Frenchmenuslim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list
3Middle Frenchmenusmall
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtus—
6Proto-Italicminwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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