Where does “Minorca” come from?

Minorca comes from Late Latin Minorca, a name of uncertain ultimate origin referring to the Balearic island.

Minorca (English): A domestic chicken of a certain breed originating on the island of Menorca

Definitions

  1. A domestic chicken of a certain breed originating on the island of Menorca

Ancestry of “Minorca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinMinorca
2Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
3Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
4Proto-Italic*eksmenā

Words derived from “Minorca

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenāEvery word from Latin minaeEvery word from Latin minor