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Where does “menacest” come from?

menacest (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.

menacest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “menacest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmenaceA perceived threat or danger; The act of...
2Middle Englishmanace—
3Old Frenchmenace—
4Latinminācia—
5Latinmināx—
6Latin-āx—
7Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →