Where does “minguar” come from?

minguar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin minuare, from Latin minuere, from Latin minuo, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “minguar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminuaresecond-person singular present passive...
2Latinminuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinminuoI make smaller, lessen, diminish
4Proto-Italicminwō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “minguar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Italic minwōEvery word from Latin minuo