Where does “minwe” come from?

minwe (Tagalog) comes from Spanish minué, 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.

minwe (Tagalog): minuet

Definitions

  1. minuet

Ancestry of “minwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishminuéminuet dance
2Frenchmenuetminuet
3Old Frenchmenuet—
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
6Proto-Italicminwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →