Where does “minut” come from?

minut (Romansch) comes from Latin minutus, from Latin minuo, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

minut (Romansch): minute

Definitions

  1. minute

Ancestry of “minut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminutusdiminished, having been diminished; very small,...
2LatinminuoI make smaller, lessen, diminish
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 minuo →