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- Latin · derived fromdīminutīv|us, ~a, ~um
- Old French · derived fromdiminutif
- Middle English · inherited fromdiminutif
- English todaydiminutive
Inherited from Middle English diminutif, derived from Old French diminutif, derived from Latin dīminutīv|us, ~a, ~um (adjective), from dīminūt|us, ~a, ~um (participle), perfect passive participle of dīmin|uō, ~uere, ~uī, ~ūtum (verb). First attested in 1398.
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