Where does “meindre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “meindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
2Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
3Proto-Italic*eksmenā

Words derived from “meindre

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenāEvery word from Latin minaeEvery word from Latin minor