Where does “menyu” come from?

menyu (Swahili) comes from English menu, from French menu, from Middle French menu, from Old French menu, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

menyu (Swahili): menu

Definitions

  1. menu

Ancestry of “menyu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmenuThe details of the food to be served at a...
2Frenchmenuslim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list
3Middle Frenchmenusmall
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
6Proto-Italicminwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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