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Where does “diminuer” come from?
diminuer (Old French) comes from Latin diminuo, from Proto-Italic dwizminwō.
Ancestry of “diminuer”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
diminuo
I break into small pieces; I shatter; I violate,...
2
Proto-Italic
dwizminwō
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Words derived from “diminuer”
diminish
diminishing
diminishment
undiminishing
diminishingly
diminisher
diminishable
undiminishable
indiminishable
rediminish
undiminishableness
undiminishably
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