Etymology of the Latin word minutus
the Late Latin word
minutus (small, insignificant, petty)
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
minutia,
minutio,
minutum,
minutalia,
minutaDerivations in other languages
English
minute, French
menut, Portuguese
minuto, Portuguese
miúdo, Romanian
mărunt, Spanish
menudo, Spanish
minutisa, Spanish
minutoUsage
Word found in Late Latin
