menino

Portuguese

/mɨ.ˈni.nu/, /me.ˈni.nu/

noun
Definitions
  • boy a young male
  • child a young person
  • child offspring

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *ninnus derived from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander) derived from Proto-Celtic *menno-.

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*menno-

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