Where does “minimizar” come from?

minimizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish mínimo, from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.

minimizar (Spanish): to minimize, to downplay, to play down, to...

Definitions

  1. to minimize, to downplay, to play down, to...

Ancestry of “minimizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmínimominimal; smallest; least
2Latinminimusleast, smallest
3Proto-Indo-European*(s)mey(h₁)-—

Words derived from “minimizar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)- →Every word from Latin minimus →Every word from Spanish mínimo →