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Where does “minuta” come from?

minuta (Czech) comes from German minute, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

minuta (Czech): minute; inflection of minout: ## feminine...

Definitions

  1. minute; inflection of minout: ## feminine...

Ancestry of “minuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanminute—
2Latinminūtus—
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “minuta”

  • minut
  • minutka
  • minuto
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