English
minuend
Minuend comes from Latin minuendus ‘something to be diminished’, from Proto-Italic *minuō ‘to lessen, make smaller’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘small, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*minuō‘to lessen, make smaller’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEminuō‘decrease, diminish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEminuendus‘something to be diminished’gerundive of minuō
- Englishtodayminuend
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘small, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*minuō‘to lessen, make smaller’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEminuō‘decrease, diminish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEminuendus‘something to be diminished’gerundive of minuō
- Englishtodayminuend
Equivalent to minus + -end
Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘few, small’
Latin parvus ‘small, little’
Latin minus
Middle English mynus
English minus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘small, little’
mean, community, common, met, commission, communication, mess, meal, communist, mutual, communicate, immune, mere, commit, compromise, missile, ammunition, immunity, min, communism, municipality, communal, mole, dismiss, premise, communion, mural, ammo, mayhem, noodle, moor, commune, minus, remuneration, intermittent, mite, monolith, omit, meiosis, communiqué, 72 more
through Proto-Italic *minuō ‘to lessen, make smaller’
minister, ministry, minor, menudo, 8 more
through Latin minuō ‘decrease, diminish’
Today it means
noun A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / minuend