Where does “minacia” come from?

minacia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin minax, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

minacia (Vulgar Latin): threat; nominative neuter plural of mināx;...

Definitions

  1. threat; nominative neuter plural of mināx;...

Ancestry of “minacia”, step by step

minacia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin minax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminaxprojecting, overhanging; threatening, menacing
2Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
3Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
4Proto-Italic*eksmenā—

via Latin minaciae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminaciaethreats
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →