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
Ancestry of “menit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | minuut | minute |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | minute | — |
| 3 | Middle French | minute | — |
| 4 | Old French | minute | minute |
| 5 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 6 | Latin | minūtus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |