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Where does “menuese” come from?

menuese (English) comes from English menu, from French menu, from Middle French menu, from Old French menu, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

menuese (English): The elaborate language used to describe food and...

Definitions

  1. The elaborate language used to describe food and...

Ancestry of “menuese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmenuThe details of the food to be served at a...
2Frenchmenuslim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list
3Middle Frenchmenusmall
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtus—
6Proto-Italicminwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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