Where does “minus” come from?

Minus comes from Latin minus, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Indo-European mey-, from Proto-Indo-European men-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-.

minus (English): Made less or reduced by; Without; deprived of;...

Definitions

  1. Made less or reduced by; Without; deprived of;...

Ancestry of “minus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
2Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “minus”

Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →