minimus

Significado (Inglés)

superlative degree of parvus (“smallest”)

Frecuencia

A1
Pronunciado como (IPA)
[ˈmɪ.nɪ.mʊs]
Etimología (Inglés)

Suppletive superlative of parvus, comparative minor, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)- (“small, little”), whence also Latin minuō, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌶𐌰 (minniza, “smaller”). Contains the same suffix as in īnfimus (“lowest”), but details are uncertain. Related to Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “little, small”), English smicker.

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