Where does “minivector” come from?

minivector (English) comes from English vector, from Latin vector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

minivector (English): A DNA ministring

Definitions

  1. A DNA ministring

Ancestry of “minivector”, step by step

minivector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vector

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvectorA directed quantity, one with both magnitude and...
2Latinvectorbearer, carrier; passenger; first-person singular...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin vector
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