Etymology of the Latin word deminuere
the Latin word
deminuere (make smaller; cut up small; lessen; weaken; curtail; impair)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
minuere (lessen, reduce, diminish)
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-Derivations in Latin
deminutus,
deminuensDerivations in other languages
Italian
diminuire
