Where does “minutia” come from?

minutia (English) comes from Latin minutia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

minutia (English): A minor detail, often of negligible importance;...

Definitions

  1. A minor detail, often of negligible importance;...

Ancestry of “minutia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminutiasmallness, fineness, minuteness
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “minutia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →