Where does “minuscellus” come from?

minuscellus (Latin) comes from Latin minusculus, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

Ancestry of “minuscellus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	minusculus	rather less; rather small
2	Latin	minor	comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
3	Latin	minae	projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
4	Proto-Italic	*eksmenā	—

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