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Where does “minusculus” come from?

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

minusculus (Latin): rather less; rather small

Definitions

  1. rather less; rather small

Ancestry of “minusculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
2Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
3Proto-Italic*eksmenā—

Words derived from “minusculus”

  • miscellaneous
  • minuscule
  • miscellany
  • miscellaneously
  • miscellanea
  • miscellaneousness
  • miscellanist
  • minusculely
  • miscellaneum
  • cominuscule
  • miscellus
  • miscellanea
  • minuscula
  • subminusculus
  • minuscule
  • minuscellus
  • miscellaneus
  • misceláneo
  • miscelare
  • premiscelato
  • miscelato
  • miscelabile
  • miscelatura
  • miscela
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