Where does “minusculely” come from?
minusculely (English) comes from English minuscule, from French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, from Latin minusculus, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.
minusculely (English): In a minuscule manner
Definitions
- In a minuscule manner
Ancestry of “minusculely”, step by step
minusculely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English minuscule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minuscule | A lowercase letter; Either of the two medieval... |
| 2 | French | minuscule | tiny, minute, minuscule; lowercase; a minuscule,... |
| 3 | Latin | minuscula | nominative feminine singular of minusculus;... |
| 4 | Latin | minusculus | rather less; rather small |
| 5 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 6 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |