5. mei-, mi-neu-
to lessen, diminish; small, minor
Reflexes - Liv
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | ||||
| NYI | ved. minā́ti, minánti ‘mindern, schädigen’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | ved. mī́yate ‘schwindet hin’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | ved. (AV) Med. 1s meṣi, 3s meṣṭa ‘schwindet hin’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | ved. mimāya ‘hat hinschwinden lassen, hat beeinträchtigt’{4} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | [gr. μινύθω ‘vermindere; nehme ab’{3} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | [lat. minuō, minuere ‘vermindern’; [osk. Inf. menvum ‘vermindern’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English | deminishen | to diminish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | diminuen | to diminish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | mincen | to mince | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | ministre | minister | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | minor | minor | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | minus | minus | prep | W7 LRC |
| English | comminute | to pulverize, reduce to minute particles | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | diminish | to make less, cause to appear less | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | meiosis | cell division halving number of chromosomes | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Menshevik | lit. minority party (of Russian revolution) | prop.n | LRC |
| English | menu | list of dishes to be served at meal | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | mince | to cut/chop into small pieces | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | minestrone | rich thick vegetable soup | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | mini | small, miniature | adj | LRC |
| English | minim | half note | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | minimum | least quantity possible/admissible/assignable | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | minister | agent, servant | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | ministration | act/process of aiding/serving | n | AHD LRC |
| English | ministry | ministration | n | AHD LRC |
| English | minor | inferior in size/degree/importance | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | minuend | number to be subtracted from | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | minuet | slow graceful dance | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | minus | less, diminished by | prep | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | minuscule | small ancient/medieval writing style | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | minute | infinitesimal, very small | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | minutia | small/minor detail | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | mystery | craft, trade | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Dutch | minder | less, worse | adj.comp | TLL LRC |
| Dutch | minst | least | adj.sup | TLL LRC |
| Old High German | minniro | smaller | adj.comp | W7 LRC |
| German | minder | less, smaller | adj.comp | TLL LRC |
| German | mindest | least | adj.sup | TLL LRC |
| German | mini | mini | adj | LRC |
| German | minimieren | to lessen | vb | LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | minni | less, mini | adj.comp | LRC |
| Danish | mindre | less, smaller | adj.comp | TLL LRC |
| Danish | mindst | least | adj.sup | TLL LRC |
| Swedish | mindre | less, smaller | adj.comp | TLL LRC |
| Swedish | minst | least | adj.sup | TLL LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | comminuo, comminuere, comminui, comminutus | to break, lessen | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | deminuo, deminuere | to diminish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | minimus | small(est) | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | minister | servant | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Latin | ministro, ministrāre | to serve | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | minor | smaller, inferior | adj.comp | W7 LRC |
| Latin | minuendus | diminishing | vb.ger | W7 LRC |
| Latin | minuo, minuere | to lessen | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | minus | less | adv | LRC |
| Latin | minusculus | rather small | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | minutia | smallness, trifle, detail | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Latin | minutus | small | adj | W7 LRC |
| Vulgar Latin | minutio, minutiāre | to make small | vb | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | diminuo, diminuere | to diminish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | minister | servant | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | ministerium | service, occupation | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | mysterium | service, occupation | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Old French | menu | small | adj | W7 LRC |
| Old French | menuet | minuet (dance) | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old French | ministre | servant, one with official charge | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | diminuer | to diminish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | mincer | to mince, make small | vb | W7 LRC |
| French | menu | small, detailed | adj | W7 LRC |
| French | menuet | dance, part of sonata | n.masc | W7 R1 LRC |
| French | minuscule | very small | adj | W7 LRC |
| Italian | minèstra | thick soup | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Italian | minestrare | to serve, dish up | vb | W7 LRC |
| Italian | minestrone | thick soup with rice/vegetables | n.masc | W7 CID LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Old Church Slavonic | mysliti, myšlǫ, mysliši | to think | vb | LRC |
| Old Church Slavonic | mьnii | less, smaller | adj.comp | LRC |
| Russian | men | Menshevik | n | W7 LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | meiow | to diminish | vb | W7 LRC |
| Greek | meiōn | less | adj.comp | W7 LRC |
| Greek | meiōsis | diminution | n.fem | W7 LRC |