Where does “menudencia” come from?

menudencia (Spanish) comes from Spanish menudo, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

menudencia (Spanish): trifle; worthless thing

Definitions

  1. trifle; worthless thing

Ancestry of “menudencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmenudowhat a; small, tiny; insignificant
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “menudencia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →