Where does “menos” come from?

menos (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese menos, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

menos (Galician): less

Definitions

  1. less

Ancestry of “menos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemenos—
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Old Portuguese menos →