Where does “minimi” come from?
minimi (Finnish) comes from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.
minimi (Finnish): minimum
Definitions
- minimum
Ancestry of “minimi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | minimus | least, smallest |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)mey(h₁)- | — |