Where does “minutaglia” come from?

minutaglia (Italian) comes from Latin minūtalia, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

minutaglia (Italian): odds and ends, bits and pieces; whitebait

Definitions

  1. odds and ends, bits and pieces; whitebait

Ancestry of “minutaglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminūtalia—
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →