Where does “diminutive” come from?
diminutive (Italian) comes from Italian diminutivo, from Latin diminutivum, from Latin deminuo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
diminutive (Italian): feminine plural of diminutivo
Definitions
- feminine plural of diminutivo
Ancestry of “diminutive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | diminutivo | diminutive |
| 2 | Latin | diminutivum | — |
| 3 | Latin | deminuo | I make smaller; I diminish, lessen or reduce; I... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |