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Where does “minification” come from?

minification (English) comes from English -ification, from Old French -ification, from Latin -ficatio.

minification (English): The reduction in apparent size of objects viewed...

Definitions

  1. The reduction in apparent size of objects viewed...

Ancestry of “minification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ificationThe process of becoming
2Old French-ification—
3Latin-ficatio—
Every word from Latin -ficatio →