minimus

(Anglų k.)

superlative degree of parvus (“smallest”)

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

[ˈmɪ.nɪ.mʊs]

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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.