Where does “kaariminuutti” come from?

kaariminuutti (Finnish) comes from Finnish minuutti, from Swedish minut, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

kaariminuutti (Finnish): arcminute

Definitions

  1. arcminute

Ancestry of “kaariminuutti”, step by step

kaariminuutti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish minuutti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishminuuttiminute
2Swedishminutminute
3Latinminutanominative feminine singular of minūtus;...
4Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
5Proto-Italicminwō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Italic minwōEvery word from Latin minūtus
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