Where does “minutnik” come from?
minutnik (Polish) comes from Polish minuta, from Old Polish minuta, from French minute, from Old French minute, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
minutnik (Polish): timer
Definitions
- timer
Ancestry of “minutnik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | minuta | minute |
| 2 | Old Polish | minuta | concept, rough draft |
| 3 | French | minute | minute; wait a sec!; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Old French | minute | minute one sixtieth of an hour |
| 5 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 6 | Latin | minūtus | diminished, having been diminished |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |