Where does “amoenum” come from?
amoenum (Latin) comes from Latin amoenus, from Latin mino, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.
amoenum (Latin): pleasant, lovely place; nominative neuter...
Definitions
- pleasant, lovely place; nominative neuter...
Ancestry of “amoenum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | amoenus | charming, pleasant, agreeable; lovely,... |
| 2 | Latin | mino | I drive; I impel; I threaten |
| 3 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 4 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |