Where does “minimipolynomi” come from?

minimipolynomi (Finnish) comes from Finnish minimi, from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.

minimipolynomi (Finnish): minimal polynomial

Definitions

  1. minimal polynomial

Ancestry of “minimipolynomi”, step by step

minimipolynomi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish minimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishminimiminimum
2Latinminimusleast, smallest
3Proto-Indo-European*(s)mey(h₁)-—

via Finnish polynomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolynomipolynomial
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)- →