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Where does “minúcia” come from?

minúcia (Portuguese) comes from Latin minutia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

minúcia (Portuguese): a minor detail or aspect

Definitions

  1. a minor detail or aspect

Ancestry of “minúcia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminutiasmallness, fineness, minuteness
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “minúcia”

  • minucioso
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