Where does “minore” come from?

minore (French) comes from French minorer, from Middle French minorer, from Latin minoro, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

minore (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “minore”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	minorer	to diminish the value
2	Middle French	minorer	to diminish the importance
3	Latin	minoro	I reduce or diminish
4	Latin	minor	comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
5	Latin	minae	projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
6	Proto-Italic	*eksmenā	—

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