Where does “mínuszjel” come from?

mínuszjel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mínusz, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

mínuszjel (Hungarian): minus sign

Definitions

  1. minus sign

Ancestry of “mínuszjel”, step by step

mínuszjel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mínusz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmínuszminus
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminosless

via Hungarian jel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjelsign, symbol; marker, inflectional suffix or...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Hungarian mínusz →