Where does “minim” come from?

minim (German) comes from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.

minim (German): minimal

Definitions

  1. minimal

Ancestry of “minim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminimusleast, smallest
2Proto-Indo-European*(s)mey(h₁)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)- →Every word from Latin minimus →
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