Where does “minute” come from?

minute (Middle English) comes from Old French minute, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

minute (Middle English): Alternative form of mynute

Definitions

Alternative form of mynute

Ancestry of “minute”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	minute	minute one sixtieth of an hour
2	Latin	minuta	nominative feminine singular of minūtus;...
3	Latin	minūtus	diminished, having been diminished
4	Proto-Italic	minwō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	mēy-	soft, tender, dear

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →