Where does “diminutival” come from?
diminutival (English) comes from Latin diminutivus, from Latin diminuere, from Latin diminuo, from Proto-Italic dwizminwō.
diminutival (English): Indicating diminution; diminutive
Definitions
- Indicating diminution; diminutive
Ancestry of “diminutival”, step by step
diminutival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin diminutivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | diminutivus | — |
| 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 | — |