Where does “menit” come from?

menit (Indonesian) comes from Dutch minuut, from Middle Dutch minute, from Middle French minute, from Old French minute, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

menit (Indonesian): minute

Definitions

  1. minute

Ancestry of “menit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchminuutminute
2Middle Dutchminute
3Middle Frenchminute
4Old Frenchminuteminute one sixtieth of an hour
5Latinminutanominative feminine singular of minūtus;...
6Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
7Proto-Italicminwō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “menit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Italic minwōEvery word from Latin minūtus