Where does “menos” come from?

menos (Tagalog) comes from Spanish menos, from Old Spanish menos, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

menos (Tagalog): less; lacking; of less value

Definitions

  1. less; lacking; of less value

Ancestry of “menos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmenosless; least; less, fewer
2Old Spanishmenosless
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Old Spanish menos →