Where does “miinus” come from?

miinus (Finnish) comes from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

miinus (Finnish): minus; minus sign; con, minus, negative thing

Definitions

  1. minus; minus sign; con, minus, negative thing

Ancestry of “miinus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “miinus”

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