Where does “minuscul” come from?
minuscul (Romanian) comes from French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, from Latin minusculus, from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.
minuscul (Romanian): minuscule, minute
Definitions
- minuscule, minute
Ancestry of “minuscul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | minuscule | tiny, minute, minuscule; lowercase; a minuscule,... |
| 2 | Latin | minuscula | nominative feminine singular of minusculus;... |
| 3 | Latin | minusculus | rather less; rather small |
| 4 | Latin | minor | comparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,... |
| 5 | Latin | minae | projecting points, pinnacles, battlements,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *eksmenā | — |