Where does “minish” come from?
minish (English) comes from Middle English menuse, from Middle French menusier, from Vulgar Latin minutiare, from Latin minutia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
minish (English): To lessen or cause to seem to be less
Definitions
- To lessen or cause to seem to be less
Ancestry of “minish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | menuse | small fry |
| 2 | Middle French | menusier | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | minutiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | minutia | smallness, fineness, minuteness |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |