Where does “minimointi” come from?
minimointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish minimoida, from Finnish minimi, from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.
minimointi (Finnish): minimization
Definitions
- minimization
Ancestry of “minimointi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | minimoida | To minimize |
| 2 | Finnish | minimi | minimum |
| 3 | Latin | minimus | least, smallest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)mey(h₁)- | — |