Where does “minorate” come from?

minorate (English) comes from Latin minoratus, from Latin minoro, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

minorate (English): To diminish

Definitions

  1. To diminish

Ancestry of “minorate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminoratusreduced, diminished
2LatinminoroI reduce or diminish
3Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
4Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
5Proto-Italic*eksmenā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →