Where does “minutissimo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “minutissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianminutotiny, minute, emaciated, thin; fine, delicate,...
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 →