Where does “miud” come from?

miud (Catalan) comes from Portuguese miúdo, from Old Portuguese miudo, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

miud (Catalan): kid

Definitions

  1. kid

Ancestry of “miud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemiúdovery small; child; an internal organ used as...
2Old Portuguesemiudo—
3Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
4Proto-Italicminwō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →