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 minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →