Where does “minuto” come from?

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

minuto (Czech): neuter singular passive participle of minout;...

Definitions

  1. neuter singular passive participle of minout;...

Ancestry of “minuto”, step by step

minuto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech minuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechminutaminute; inflection of minout: ## feminine...
2Germanminuteminute unit of time; unit of angle
3Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
4Proto-Italicminwō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Czech minout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechminoutto miss; to pass
2Old Czechminútito miss to fail to hit
3Proto-Slavicminǫtito pass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →