Where does “minorans” come from?

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

minorans (Latin): reducing, diminishing

Definitions

  1. reducing, diminishing

Ancestry of “minorans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinminoroI reduce or diminish
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 →