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Where does “snabbmeny” come from?

snabbmeny (Swedish) comes from Swedish meny, 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.

snabbmeny (Swedish): a context menu, a quick menu

Definitions

  1. a context menu, a quick menu

Ancestry of “snabbmeny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmenya menu
2Frenchmenuslim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list
3Middle Frenchmenusmall
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtus—
6Proto-Italicminwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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