Where does “menu” come from?
menu (Italian) comes from French menu, from Middle French menu, from Old French menu, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
menu (Italian): menu
Ancestry of “menu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | menu | slim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list |
| 2 | Middle French | menu | small |
| 3 | Old French | menu | small |
| 4 | Latin | minūtus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |