Where does “minitans” come from?
minitans (Latin) comes from Latin minitor, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.
minitans (Latin): threatening
Ancestry of “minitans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | minitor | I threaten |
| 2 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 3 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |