mini-
/ˈmɪn.i/ · prefix
Meaning
- Smaller version of an item than usual.
- With the hemline well above the knee.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Latin miniumder. Italian minio Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.
- minium(Latin)→
- mini- (English)
- Relations: der
Related words
Descendant words
- mini-(Danish) (bor)
- mini-(Dutch) (bor)
- mini-(Finnish) (cog)
- 미니(Korean) (bor)
- mini-(Spanish) (bor)
- mini-(Swedish) (bor)
- minibicornis(Translingual) (der)
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