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
- comparative degree of piccolo; superlative degree...
Ancestry of “minore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 2 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |
Words derived from “minore”