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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiminuoI break into small pieces; I shatter; I violate,...
2Proto-Italicdwizminwō—

Words derived from “diminuer”

  • diminish
  • diminishing
  • diminishment
  • undiminishing
  • diminishingly
  • diminisher
  • diminishable
  • undiminishable
  • indiminishable
  • rediminish
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