Reconstruction:Latin/mineo

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *meneō, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-éh₁-ye-ti, from *men- (“to stand out”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ne.oː/, [ˈmɪneoː]

Verb

*mineō (present infinitive *minēre); second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

1. to jut, project

Usage notes

Found only in compounds; it is not attested as an independent verb in Classical texts.

Derived terms

• ēmineō
• immineō
• prōmineō

References

• “mĭnĕo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press