Where does “minuto” come from?

minuto (Galician) comes from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

minuto (Galician): minute; 60 seconds; a brief period of time;...

Definitions

  1. minute; 60 seconds; a brief period of time;...

Ancestry of “minuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
2Proto-Italicminwō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →