Where does “Minorcan” come from?
Minorcan (English) comes from English Minorca, from Late Latin Minorca, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.
Minorcan (English): Of or relating to Minorca or its inhabitants; An...
Definitions
- Of or relating to Minorca or its inhabitants; An...
Ancestry of “Minorcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Minorca | A domestic chicken of a certain breed originating on the island of Menorca |
| 2 | Late Latin | Minorca | — |
| 3 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 4 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |