English
menudo
Menudo comes from Spanish menudo ‘small, tiny’, from Latin minuō ‘diminish’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘small, little’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘small, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*minuō‘to lessen, make smaller’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEminuō‘diminish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEminūtus‘small, little’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmenudo‘small, tiny’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘small, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*minuō‘to lessen, make smaller’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEminuō‘diminish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEminūtus‘small, little’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmenudo‘small, tiny’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘small, little’
community, mean, common, commission, met, communication, min, commit, communist, mess, mutual, communicate, meal, compromise, immune, missile, ammunition, immunity, dismiss, mere, premise, communism, minus, municipality, communal, mole, communion, mural, ammo, mayhem, noodle, moor, commune, remuneration, intermittent, mite, omit, monolith, minstrel, mitra, 73 more
through Proto-Italic *minuō ‘to lessen, make smaller’
minister, ministry, minor, 9 more
through Latin minūtus ‘small, little’
Today it means
noun A traditional Mexican soup made with tripe and chili peppers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / menudo