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