Where does “minimus” come from?

minimus (English) comes from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.

minimus (English): A being of the smallest size; The youngest pupil...

Definitions

  1. A being of the smallest size; The youngest pupil...

Ancestry of “minimus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminimusleast, smallest
2Proto-Indo-European*(s)mey(h₁)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)- →