Where does “minūtus” come from?

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

minūtus (Latin): diminished, having been diminished

Definitions

  1. diminished, having been diminished

Ancestry of “minūtus”, step by step

minūtus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic minwō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicminwō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Latin minuō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminuōto make smaller, lessen, diminish, reduce, minimize

Words derived from “minūtus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →