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
Ancestry of “minorate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | minoratus | reduced, diminished |
| 2 | Latin | minoro | I reduce or diminish |
| 3 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 4 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |