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Where does “Mini” come from?

Mini (English) comes from Italian mini — miniskirt; second-person singular present...

Mini (English): A model of compact car, originally built by BMC...

Definitions

  1. A model of compact car, originally built by BMC...

Ancestry of “Mini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Italian mini →