Etymology

diminution

di·mi·nu·tion
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Today it means: A lessening, decrease or reduction. Full definition →

Middle English diminucioun ← Anglo-Norman diminuciun ← Old French diminucion
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromdīminūtiō
  2. Old French · derived fromdiminucion
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromdiminuciun
  4. Middle English · inherited fromdiminucioun
  5. English todaydiminution

From Middle English diminucioun, from Anglo-Norman diminuciun, Old French diminucion, from Latin dīminūtiō.

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