Where does “miúdo” come from?

miúdo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese miudo, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

miúdo (Portuguese): very small; child; an internal organ used as...

Definitions

  1. very small; child; an internal organ used as...

Ancestry of “miúdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemiudo
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “miúdo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Italic minwōEvery word from Latin minūtus
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