Where does “menu” come from?
Menu comes from French menu, from Latin minutus meaning "small or fine," derived from the verb minuo meaning "to lessen," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mey- meaning "to diminish."
menu (English): The details of the food to be served at a...
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Ancestry of “menu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | menu | slim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list |
| 2 | Middle French | menu | small |
| 3 | Old French | menu | small |
| 4 | Latin | minūtus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
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