Where does “minare” come from?

minare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin minari, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

minare (Vulgar Latin): to drive

Definitions

  1. to drive

Ancestry of “minare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “minare”

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