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Where does “diminuere” come from?

diminuere (Latin) comes from Latin diminuo, from Proto-Italic dwizminwō.

diminuere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “diminuere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiminuoI break into small pieces; I shatter; I violate,...
2Proto-Italicdwizminwō—

Words derived from “diminuere”

  • diminuent
  • diminuens
  • diminutivus
  • diminuir
  • diminutive
  • diminutiv
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