Latin
minuō
‘to make smaller’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin minuō.
10 English words in this record descend from Latin minuō, most familiar first.
- minute ← mynute ← minūtus
- menu ← minūtus
- minuet ← menuet ← menu ← menu ← menu
- menudo ← minūtus
- minutia ← minūtus
- comminution ← comminūtiō ← comminuō
- minish ← menuse ← menusier ← *minūtiāre ← minūtus
- diminuendo ← dīminuendus ← dīminuō
- comminuible ← comminuō
- minuend ← minuendus
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Etymograph / Latin minuō