Where does “minguar” come from?

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

minguar (Portuguese): to wane; to diminish

Definitions

  1. to wane; to diminish

Ancestry of “minguar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseminguar—
2Latinminuaresecond-person singular present passive...
3Latinminuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinminuoI make smaller, lessen, diminish
5Proto-Italicminwō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minuo →