Where does “min” come from?
min (Malay) comes from English admin, from English administrator, from Latin administrātor, from Latin administrō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
min (Malay): mean average of a group of numbers
Definitions
- mean average of a group of numbers
Ancestry of “min”, step by step
min traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English admin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | admin | Administration, or administrative work; A systems... |
| 2 | English | administrator | One who administers affairs; one who directs,... |
| 3 | Latin | administrātor | manager, conductor, administrator |
| 4 | Latin | administrō | to attend upon, assist, serve |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English mean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mean | To intend |
| 2 | Middle English | menen | to intend, to mean to indicate or signify; to... |
| 3 | Old French | mener | to lead |
| 4 | Latin | minō | to drive or goad (animals) |
| 5 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 6 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |