Italian word meno comes from Proto-Indo-European *mī-, Latin mina, Proto-Indo-European *pau-, and later Latin parvus (Ignorable, unimportant. Small, little, cheap.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *mī- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| mina | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) threats, menaces. Projecting points, pinnacles, battlements, parapets. |
| *pau- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| parvus | Latin (lat) | Ignorable, unimportant. Small, little, cheap. |
| minari | Latin (lat) | |
| parum | Latin (lat) | Very little, insufficient. |
| meno | Italian (ita) | Less (mathematics) minus. (music) less. Less. Not; non-. |