Where does “minute” come from?
minute (German) comes from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
minute (German): minute unit of time; unit of angle
Definitions
- minute unit of time; unit of angle
Ancestry of “minute”, step by step
minute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin minūtus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | minūtus | diminished, having been diminished |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Late Latin minūta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | minūta | — |
Words derived from “minute”
- minuta
- мину́та
- minut
- fünfminütig
- Schweigeminute
- minütlich
- zehnminütig
- dreiminütig
- dreißigminütig
- fünfzehnminütig
- zweiminütig
- vierminütig
- einminütig
- achtminütig
- achtunddreißigminütig
- achtundvierzigminütig
- achtundzwanzigminütig
- achtzehnminütig
- achtzigminütig
- dreiunddreißigminütig
- dreiundfünfzigminütig
- dreiundvierzigminütig
- dreiundzwanzigminütig
- dreizehnminütig