Where does “minuta” come from?

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

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “minuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminutanominative feminine singular of minūtus;...
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 →