Where does “minué” come from?

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

minué (Spanish): minuet dance

Definitions

  1. minuet dance

Ancestry of “minué”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmenuetminuet
2Old Frenchmenuet
3Old Frenchmenusmall
4Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
5Proto-Italicminwō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “minué

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Italic minwōEvery word from Latin minūtus
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