Where does “мину́та” come from?
мину́та (Russian) comes from French minute, from Old French minute, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
мину́та (Russian): minute
Definitions
- minute
Ancestry of “мину́та”, step by step
мину́та traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French minute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | minute | minute; wait a sec!; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old French | minute | minute one sixtieth of an hour |
| 3 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 4 | Latin | minūtus | diminished, having been diminished |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |