Where does “menu” come from?

menu (Slovak) comes from French menu, from Middle French menu, from Old French menu, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

menu (Slovak): accusative singular of mena; dative singular of...

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of mena; dative singular of...

Ancestry of “menu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmenuslim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list
2Middle Frenchmenusmall
3Old Frenchmenusmall
4Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
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 minūtus →