Where does “miniatur” come from?
miniatur (Indonesian) comes from Dutch miniatuur, from Medieval Latin miniatura, from French miniature, from Italian miniatura, from Italian miniare, from Latin miniare, from Latin minium, from Latin -um.
miniatur (Indonesian): thumbnail a miniature preview of a larger image
Definitions
- thumbnail a miniature preview of a larger image
Ancestry of “miniatur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | miniatuur | miniature |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | miniatura | — |
| 3 | French | miniature | miniature; thumbnail |
| 4 | Italian | miniatura | miniature; thumbnail |
| 5 | Italian | miniare | to illuminate; to miniate |
| 6 | Latin | miniare | — |
| 7 | Latin | minium | native cinnabar; red lead, minium |
| 8 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |