Where does “minutely” come from?
Minutely derives from English minute, from Latin minutus meaning "made small," from Latin minuo meaning "to lessen," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "small" and "together."
minutely (English): With attention to tiny details; On a minute...
Definitions
- With attention to tiny details; On a minute...
Ancestry of “minutely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minute | A unit of time equal to sixty seconds; A short... |
| 2 | Middle English | mynute | minute; A sixtieth part; A coin of little worth |
| 3 | Old French | minute | minute one sixtieth of an hour |
| 4 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 5 | Latin | minūtus | diminished, having been diminished |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |