Where does “minuta” come from?
minuta (Maltese) comes from Italian minuto, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
minuta (Maltese): minute
Ancestry of “minuta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | minuto | tiny, minute, emaciated, thin; fine, delicate,... |
| 2 | Latin | minūtus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |