Where does “minoress” come from?
minoress (English) comes from English minor, from Middle English minor, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.
minoress (English): Alternative letter-case form of Minoress
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Minoress
Ancestry of “minoress”, step by step
minoress traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English minor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minor | Of little significance or importance; Of a scale... |
| 2 | Middle English | minor | — |
| 3 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 4 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |
via English ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |
via Medieval Latin minorissa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | minorissa | — |