Where does “minimitzar” come from?
minimitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan mínim, from Latin minimum, from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.
minimitzar (Catalan): to minimize
Ancestry of “minimitzar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mínim | minimum; minimal |
| 2 | Latin | minimum | accusative masculine singular of minimus;... |
| 3 | Latin | minimus | least, smallest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)mey(h₁)- | — |