Where does “menor” come from?

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

menor (Spanish): comparative degree of pequeño: smaller;...

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of pequeño: smaller;...

Ancestry of “menor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “menor”

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →
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