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Where does “diminution” come from?

Diminution comes from Middle English diminucioun, from Old French diminucion, from Latin diminutio, meaning the act of diminishing or reducing.

diminution (English): A lessening, decrease or reduction; The act or...

Definitions

  1. A lessening, decrease or reduction; The act or...

Ancestry of “diminution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdiminucioun—
2Anglo-Normandiminuciun—
3Old Frenchdiminuciondiminishment; decrease
4LatindiminutioAlternative form of dēminūtiō
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