Where does “minuetic” come from?

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

minuetic (English): Of or relating to a minuet

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a minuet

Ancestry of “minuetic”, step by step

minuetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English minuet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminuetA slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a...
2Frenchmenuetminuet
3Old Frenchmenuet
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
6Proto-Italicminwō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Italic minwōEvery word from Latin minūtus