Where does “minimis” come from?

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

minimis (Latin): dative masculine plural of minimus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine plural of minimus; dative...

Ancestry of “minimis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “minimis”

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