Where does “minifig” come from?
minifig (English) comes from English minifigure, from English mini-, from English miniature, from Italian miniatura, from Italian miniare, from Latin miniare, from Latin minium, from Latin -um.
minifig (English): A small articulated plastic figurine available as...
Definitions
- A small articulated plastic figurine available as...
Ancestry of “minifig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minifigure | A small figure of a person, especially in toys... |
| 2 | English | mini- | Smaller version of an item than usual; With the... |
| 3 | English | miniature | Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale; A... |
| 4 | Italian | miniatura | miniature; thumbnail |
| 5 | Italian | miniare | to illuminate; to miniate |
| 6 | Latin | miniare | — |
| 7 | Latin | minium | native cinnabar; red lead, minium |
| 8 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |