Where does “mino” come from?

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

mino (Vulgar Latin): I drive; I impel; I threaten

Definitions

  1. I drive; I impel; I threaten

Ancestry of “mino”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →