Where does “minitaturus” come from?

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

minitaturus (Latin): about to threaten

Definitions

  1. about to threaten

Ancestry of “minitaturus”, 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 →