Where does “min” come from?

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

min (Portuguese): Abbreviation of minuto

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of minuto

Ancestry of “min”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseminutominute
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →