Where does “Minorca” come from?

Minorca (Spanish) comes from Late Latin Minorca, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

Ancestry of “Minorca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinMinorca
2Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
3Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
4Proto-Italic*eksmenā
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenāEvery word from Latin minaeEvery word from Latin minor