Where does “menar” come from?
menar (Venetian) comes from Vulgar Latin minare, from Latin minari, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.
menar (Venetian): to lead, carry; to agitate
Definitions
- to lead, carry; to agitate
Ancestry of “menar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | minare | to drive |
| 2 | Latin | minari | present active infinitive of minor; to project or... |
| 3 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 4 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |
Words derived from “menar”