Etymology

minigolf

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Today it means: Miniature golf. Full definition →

English golf ← Middle Scots golf ← Italian miniatura
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The story

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Middle Scotsgolf
  9. Englishgolf
  10. English todayminigolf

From mini- + golf.

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