Where does “Minute” come from?
Minute (German) comes from Late Latin la, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.
Minute (German): minute unit of time; unit of angle
Definitions
- minute unit of time; unit of angle
Ancestry of “Minute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | la | noise and clamor at a wedding |
| 2 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |