Where does “diminuent” come from?
diminuent (English) comes from Latin diminuens, from Latin diminuere, from Latin diminuo, from Proto-Italic dwizminwō.
diminuent (English): lessening
Ancestry of “diminuent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | diminuens | shattering; violating; diminishing |
| 2 | Latin | diminuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | diminuo | I break into small pieces; I shatter; I violate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dwizminwō | — |