Where does “menudo” come from?

menudo (English) comes from Spanish menudo, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

menudo (English): A traditional Mexican soup made with tripe and...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Mexican soup made with tripe and...

Ancestry of “menudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmenudowhat a; small, tiny; insignificant
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →