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Where does “menudo” come from?

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

menudo (Spanish): what a; small, tiny; insignificant

Definitions

  1. what a; small, tiny; insignificant

Ancestry of “menudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminūtus—
2Proto-Italicminwō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “menudo”

  • menudo
  • menudo
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