Where does “менуэт” come from?

менуэт (Kazakh) comes from Russian менуэ́т, 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.

менуэт (Kazakh): minuet

Definitions

  1. minuet

Ancestry of “менуэт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianменуэ́тminuet
2Frenchmenuetminuet
3Old Frenchmenuet—
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
6Proto-Italicminwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →