Etymology

minish

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Today it means: To lessen or cause to seem to be less. Full definition →

Middle English menuse ← Middle French menusier ← Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre
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minish · verb1

  1. Vulgar Latin · derived from*minūtiāre
  2. Middle French · derived frommenusier
  3. Middle English · inherited frommenuse
  4. English todayminish

From Middle English menuse, from Middle French menusier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre.

Minish · proper noun2

Variant of McNeese.

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