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Where does “minus” come from?

minus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic minos.

minus (Latin): nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...

Ancestry of “minus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicminos—

Words derived from “minus”

  • administration
  • minister
  • ministry
  • administrator
  • administer
  • minus
  • miscellaneous
  • minstrel
  • minuscule
  • miscellany
  • maladministration
  • metier
  • ministre
  • coadministration
  • métier
  • ministership
  • miscellaneously
  • miscellanea
  • ministereth
  • administrational
  • readministration
  • misadministration
  • coadminister
  • antiadministration
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