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Where does “diminutivus” come from?
diminutivus (Latin) comes from Latin diminuere, from Latin diminuo, from Proto-Italic dwizminwō.
Ancestry of “diminutivus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
diminuere
third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2
Latin
diminuo
I break into small pieces; I shatter; I violate,...
3
Proto-Italic
dwizminwō
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Words derived from “diminutivus”
diminutival
diminutiv
diminutiv
diminutiv
diminutive
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