Where does “mwens” come from?

mwens (Haitian Creole) comes from French moins, from Middle French moins, from Old French meins, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

mwens (Haitian Creole): less

Definitions

  1. less

Ancestry of “mwens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoinsless, fewer; minus; negative; the least
2Middle Frenchmoins—
3Old Frenchmeins—
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Old French meins →