Where does “minimum” come from?

minimum (Indonesian) comes from Dutch minimum, from Latin minimum, from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.

minimum (Indonesian): minimum

Definitions

  1. minimum

Ancestry of “minimum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchminimumminimum
2Latinminimumaccusative masculine singular of minimus;...
3Latinminimusleast, smallest
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)mey(h₁)-—

Words derived from “minimum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)- →Every word from Latin minimus →Every word from Latin minimum →