Where does “Minius” come from?

Minius (Latin) comes from Proto-Celtic mino-, from Proto-Indo-European mei- — to go; to switch; small.

Minius (Latin): A river in Gallaecia, now the Minho river

Definitions

  1. A river in Gallaecia, now the Minho river

Ancestry of “Minius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmino-smooth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmei-to go; to switch; small

Words derived from “Minius

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