Where does “minut” come from?

minut (Megleno-Romanian) comes from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

minut (Megleno-Romanian): minute, small

Definitions

  1. minute, small

Ancestry of “minut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
2Proto-Italicminwō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →