Where does “menacer” come from?
menacer (English) comes from English menace, from Middle English manace, from Old French menace, from Latin minācia, from Latin mināx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
menacer (English): One who menaces
Ancestry of “menacer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | menace | A perceived threat or danger; The act of... |
| 2 | Middle English | manace | — |
| 3 | Old French | menace | — |
| 4 | Latin | minācia | — |
| 5 | Latin | mināx | — |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |