Where does “minivoid” come from?

minivoid (English) comes from English void, from English voidee, from English voider, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

minivoid (English): A small region of very low density within a...

Definitions

  1. A small region of very low density within a...

Ancestry of “minivoid”, step by step

minivoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English void

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoidContaining nothing; empty; not occupied or...
2EnglishvoideeA cup of wine drunk with spices or other small...
3EnglishvoiderOne who, or that which, voids, empties, vacates,...
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti