French word moins comes from Latin parvus (Ignorable, unimportant. Small, little, cheap.), Latin mina
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| parvus | Latin (lat) | Ignorable, unimportant. Small, little, cheap. |
| mina | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) threats, menaces. Projecting points, pinnacles, battlements, parapets. |
| minari | Latin (lat) | |
| parum | Latin (lat) | Very little, insufficient. |
| meins | Old French (fro) | |
| moins | Middle French (frm) | |
| moins | French (fra) | (preceded by a definite article) the least. (with numbers) minus; negative. Less The minus sign Minus. |