Where does “amene” come from?

amene (English) comes from Middle English amene, from Middle French amene, from Latin amoenus, from Latin mino, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

amene (English): Pleasant; agreeable

Definitions

  1. Pleasant; agreeable

Ancestry of “amene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishamene—
2Middle Frenchamene—
3Latinamoenuscharming, pleasant, agreeable; lovely,...
4LatinminoI drive; I impel; I threaten
5Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
6Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
7Proto-Italic*eksmenā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →