Where does “menit” come from?
menit (Sundanese) comes from Indonesian menit, from Dutch minuut, from Middle Dutch minute, from Middle French minute, from Old French minute, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō — soft, tender, dear.
menit (Sundanese): minute
Definitions
- minute
Ancestry of “menit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | menit | minute |
| 2 | Dutch | minuut | minute |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | minute | — |
| 4 | Middle French | minute | — |
| 5 | Old French | minute | minute one sixtieth of an hour |
| 6 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 7 | Latin | minūtus | diminished, having been diminished |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |