myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of meno

Etymology of the Italian word meno

the Italian word meno

derived from the Latin word minus

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-

English meno

Dutch minus, English minus, French moins, German minus, Lithuanian minusas, Norwegian minus, Portuguese menos, Provençal mens, Russian минyc, Swedish minus