
English word menu comes from Proto-Indo-European *mī-, and later Latin minutus (Petty, mediocre, commonplace. Small, little.)
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*mī- (Proto-Indo-European)
*mi-nu (Proto-Indo-European)
minuere (Latin)
minutus (Latin)
Petty, mediocre, commonplace. Small, little.
menu (Old French)
Small.
menu (Middle French)
Small.
menu (French)
(literary) minor, trifling. (literary) slim, small, fine Detailed list. Menu; a set meal on a menu.
menu (English)
(computing) A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a mouse or other pointing device under a graphical user interface, but usually also controllable from the keyboard.. A list of dishes offered in a restaurant.. The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.