Where does “minima” come from?

minima (Latin) comes from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.

minima (Latin): nominative feminine singular of minimus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of minimus;...

Ancestry of “minima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminimusleast, smallest
2Proto-Indo-European*(s)mey(h₁)-—

Words derived from “minima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)- →