Where does “minitans” come from?

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

minitans (Latin): threatening

Definitions

  1. threatening

Ancestry of “minitans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinminitorI threaten
2Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
3Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
4Proto-Italic*eksmenā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →
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