Etymology of the English word minuet
the English word
minuetderived from the Old French word
menuetderived from the Old French word
menuderived from the Old French word
menutderived from the Late Latin word
minutus (small, insignificant, petty)
derived from the Latin word
minuere (lessen, reduce, diminish)
derived from the Latin word
minor (those inferior in rank, grade, age)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-derived from the Latin word
parvus (small, little, cheap)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pau-Date
The earliest known usage of minuet in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
menuet, French
menuet, German
Menuett, Norwegian
menuett, Swedish
menuettUsage
Word found in Modern English
