English word minor comes from Latin mina, Proto-Indo-European *mī-, Proto-Indo-European *pau-, and later Latin parvus (Ignorable, unimportant. Small, little, cheap.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| mina | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) threats, menaces. Projecting points, pinnacles, battlements, parapets. |
| *mī- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *pau- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| parvus | Latin (lat) | Ignorable, unimportant. Small, little, cheap. |
| minari | Latin (lat) | |
| minor | English (eng) | (British slang, dated) A younger brother (especially at a public school).. (mathematics) determinant of a square submatrix. (zoology) A small worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony, sized between a minim and a media.. A person who is below the legal age of majority, consent, criminal responsibility or other adult responsibilities and accountabilities.. A subject area of secondary concentration [...] |