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minor.

those inferior in rank/grade/age, subordinate; descendants (pl.);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈmɪ.nɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈmiː.nor]

  1. comparative degree of parvus: less; lesser; inferior; smaller

    comparative · declension-3

  2. comparative degree of parvus: cheaper

    comparative · declension-3

  3. comparative degree of parvus: younger

    comparative · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-néwti Proto-Indo-European *minéwti Proto-Italic *minuō? Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *-(j)ōs? Proto-Italic *minōs Latin minor Inherited from Proto-Italic *minōs (“less”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Related to minuō (“to make smaller, to lessen; to grow less”).

noun[ˈmɪ.nɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈmiː.nor]

  1. subordinate; minor; inferior in rank

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. person under the age of majority; minor

    declension-3 · masculine

  3. person under the age of majority; minor children; descendants; posterity

    declension-3 · in-plural · masculine · poetic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-néwti Proto-Indo-European *minéwti Proto-Italic *minuō? Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *-(j)ōs? Proto-Italic *minōs Latin minor Inherited from Proto-Italic *minōs (“less”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Related to minuō (“to make smaller, to lessen; to grow less”).

verb[ˈmɪ.nɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈmiː.nor]

  1. to jut forth; to protrude; to project; to tower

    conjugation-1 · deponent · literally · poetic · rare

  2. [with dative] to threaten; to menace

    conjugation-1 · deponent
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Italic *menā Proto-Italic *(eks)menāder. Latin minae Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin minor From minae (“threats; menaces”) + -ō (verbal suffix). Doublet of minō.

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