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

  1. to lead, carry; to agitate

Ancestry of “menar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinminareto drive
2Latinminaripresent active infinitive of minor; to project or...
3Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
4Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
5Proto-Italic*eksmenā—

Words derived from “menar”

Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →