LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

mineō

*mineō (present infinitive *minēre)
Classical[ˈmɪ.ne.oː]

Meaning

  1. reconstructionto jut, project

mĭnĕo, ēre, false reading for meant, Lucr. 6, 563 and 1193; v. Lachm. ad h. l.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥éh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*meneō
  4. Latinmineō

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

Quick answers

What does mineō mean in Latin?
mineō, a verb, means “to jut, project”.
What are the principal parts of mineō?
mineō, *minēre (second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce mineō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɪ.ne.oː].
Where does mineō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *men- → Proto-Indo-European *mn̥éh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *meneō → Latin mineō.