Etymology of the French word minorité
the French word
minoritéderived from the Medieval Latin word
minoritas (minority)
derived from the Latin word
minor (those inferior in rank, grade, age)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-derived from the Latin word
parvus (small, little, cheap)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pau-Date
The earliest known usage of minorité in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
minoritaireDerivations in other languages
English
minority, Romanian
minoritateCognates
Dutch
minoriteit, English
minority, German
Minorität, Italian
minorità, Norwegian
minoritet, Spanish
minoridad, Swedish
minoritet
