Where does “minore” come from?

minore (Italian) comes from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

minore (Italian): comparative degree of piccolo; superlative degree...

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of piccolo; superlative degree...

Ancestry of “minore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
2Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
3Proto-Italic*eksmenā—

Words derived from “minore”

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →