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Where does “Menuett” come from?

Menuett (German) comes 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.

Menuett (German): minuet

Definitions

  1. minuet

Ancestry of “Menuett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmenuetminuet
2Old Frenchmenuet—
3Old Frenchmenusmall
4Latinminūtus—
5Proto-Italicminwō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “Menuett”

  • メヌエット
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