Where does “minuto” come from?

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

minuto (Portuguese): minute

Definitions

  1. minute

Ancestry of “minuto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “minuto

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