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Where does “minúta” come from?

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

minúta (Slovak): minute

Definitions

  1. minute

Ancestry of “minúta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminutanominative feminine singular of minūtus;...
2Latinminūtus—
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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