FromProto-Italic *minuō Proto-Indo-European *mey- ( “ small, little ” ) , either*mi-néw-ti [ 1] *mi-néh₁-ti . Cognate withSanskrit मीनाति ( minā́ti ,“ to lessen, diminish, damage ” ) (alsoमिनोति ( minóti ) ),Ancient Greek μινύθω ( minúthō ,“ to lessen; to disappear ” ) ,Cornish minow ( “ to reduce ” ) ,Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 ( mins “ less ” ) ,Old Church Slavonic мьнйии ( mĭnjii ,“ smaller, lesser, younger ” ) ,Tocharian B maiwe ( “ small, young ” ) .[ 2] minor
minuō (present infinitive minuere perfect active minuī supine minūtum third conjugation
tomake smaller,lessen ,diminish ,reduce ,minimize Synonyms: diminuō dēminuō imminuō tenuō premō corripiō Antonyms: augeō amplificō extendō accumulō cumulō multiplicō toattenuate ,appease ,suppress ,repress ,quell Synonym: coërceo todismember ,tear apart ,break Synonyms: findo rumpo torestrict ,confine ,limit Synonyms: fīniō līmitō delīmitō claudō urgeō moderor inclūdō animos minuere to restrict the wrath toremove ,subtract ,detract toreduce theimportance toundermine ,weaken ,debilitate ,soften Synonyms: atterō dēterō frangō effēminō tenuō cōnsūmō afficiō Antonyms: firmō cōnfirmō mūniō fortificō cōnsolidō sistō toeliminate ,delete ,remove ( poetic ) cease ,stop ,give up ( See also etymology 2. )
^ Ringe, Donald (2006 ),From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)[1] →ISBN page139 ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008 ), “minor, -or, -us”, inEtymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill,→ISBN pages381–382 “minuo Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ),A Latin Dictionary minuo inEnrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025 ),Dizionario Latino , Olivetti Media Communication “minuo Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ),An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers “minuo ”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934 ),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894 ),Latin Phrase-Book [2] Macmillan and Co. to increase a person's dignity:auctoritatem alicuius amplificare imminuere, minuere to weaken, diminish a person's hope:spem alicui alicuius minuere to retrench:sumptum minuere Reassignment of etymology 1 to the first conjugation. Attested from the fourth century CE.[ 1]
minuō (present infinitive minuāre perfect active minuāvī supine minuātum first conjugation ( Late Latin )
alternative form ofminuō Italo-Romance: Gallo-Romance: Ibero-Romance: minuo (Cyrillic spelling минуо
active past participle ofminuti 
