Where does “minimap” come from?

minimap (English) comes from English map, from Middle English mappemounde, from Old French mapamonde, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

minimap (English): A simple map connecting a small number of nearby...

Definitions

  1. A simple map connecting a small number of nearby...

Ancestry of “minimap”, step by step

minimap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English map

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmapA visual representation of an area, whether real...
2Middle Englishmappemounde
3Old Frenchmapamondeworld map
4Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...

Words derived from “minimap

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH-
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