English word menace comes from Latin -ia, Latin parvus (Ignorable, unimportant. Small, little, cheap.), Latin mina, Latin -ax
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ia | Latin (lat) | Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an adjective stem. |
| parvus | Latin (lat) | Ignorable, unimportant. Small, little, cheap. |
| mina | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) threats, menaces. Projecting points, pinnacles, battlements, parapets. |
| -ax | Latin (lat) | Used to form adjectives expressing a tendency or inclination to the action of the root verb; -ish, -y. |
| minor | Latin (lat) | (with dative) I threaten, menace someone with something. I jut forth, protrude, project. |
| minax | Latin (lat) | Projecting, overhanging (jutting out). Threatening, menacing. |
| *minācia | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *minacia | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) threat. |
| menace | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| menace | English (en) | (informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing.. A perceived threat or danger.. The act of threatening. |