Where does “minicluster” come from?

minicluster (English) comes from English cluster, from Middle English cluster, from Old English cluster, from Proto-Germanic klus-.

minicluster (English): A small cluster

Definitions

  1. A small cluster

Ancestry of “minicluster”, step by step

minicluster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cluster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclusterA group or bunch of several discrete items that...
2Middle Englishcluster—
3Old Englishcluster—
4Proto-Germanicklus-—

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Proto-Germanic klus- →Every word from Old English cluster →Every word from Middle English cluster →