Etymology of the French word menuet
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 menuet in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
minuet, Portuguese
minueto, Portuguese
minuete, Romanian
menuet, Spanish
minuéCognates
Dutch
menuet, English
minuet, German
Menuett, Norwegian
menuett, Swedish
menuettUsage
Word found in Old French
