Where does “minor” come from?

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

minor (Latin): comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...

Ancestry of “minor”, step by step

minor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin minae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
2Proto-Italic*eksmenā—

via Proto-Italic minos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “minor”

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