Where does “minacious” come from?

minacious (English) comes from Late Latin minacia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

minacious (English): Threatening, menacing

Definitions

  1. Threatening, menacing

Ancestry of “minacious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinminacia—
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “minacious”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →