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Where does “minibatch” come from?

minibatch (English) comes from English batch, from English bachelor, from Middle English bacheler, from Old French bacheler, from Medieval Latin baccalaureus, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

minibatch (English): A small batch

Definitions

  1. A small batch

Ancestry of “minibatch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbatchThe quantity of bread or other baked goods baked...
2EnglishbachelorA person, especially a man, who is socially...
3Middle Englishbacheleryoung man
4Old Frenchbacheleryoung man
5Medieval Latinbaccalaureus—
6Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
7Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
8Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
9Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
10English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
11Latin-āceus—
12Latin-āx—
13Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
14Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
15Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
16Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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