Where does “de minimis” come from?
de minimis (English) comes from Latin minimis, from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.
de minimis (English): Concerning things that are so minor as to be...
Definitions
- Concerning things that are so minor as to be...
Ancestry of “de minimis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | minimis | dative masculine plural of minimus; dative... |
| 2 | Latin | minimus | least, smallest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)mey(h₁)- | — |