Where does “minans” come from?

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

minans (Latin): protruding, projecting; threatening, menacing

Definitions

  1. protruding, projecting; threatening, menacing

Ancestry of “minans”, step by step

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

Words derived from “minans”

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