Where does “minut” come from?

minut (Catalan) comes from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

minut (Catalan): minute

Definitions

  1. minute

Ancestry of “minut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
2Proto-Italicminwō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “minut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →