Where does “minaret” come from?

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

minaret (Latin): third-person singular imperfect active...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular imperfect active...

Ancestry of “minaret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinminoI drive; I impel; I threaten
2Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
3Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
4Proto-Italic*eksmenā
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenāEvery word from Latin minaeEvery word from Latin minor