minimus

Betekenis (Engels)

superlative degree of parvus (“smallest”)

Vertalingen

least

slightest

smallest

προκάτοχος

leastest

moins

prédécesseur

meno

predecessore

menos

predecessor

menos

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈmɪ.nɪ.mʊs]

Etymologie (Engels)

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.