Where does “Minus” come from?

Minus (German) comes from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

Minus (German): minus negative quantity

Definitions

  1. minus negative quantity

Ancestry of “Minus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Minus”

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