英语词汇“Indo-European root: mei-”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

Indo-European root: mei-

释义

‌‌mei-²
Small.
Derivatives include menu, mince, minestrone, and minister.

meiofauna, meiosis; Miocene, from Greek meiōn, less, lesser, from extended variant *meiu‑.
Zero-grade compounded suffixed form *ne-mi-s (see ne).
Suffixed zero-grade form *mi-nu‑.
1. menu, mince, minuend, minuet, minute², minutiae, comminute, diminish, from Latin minuere, to reduce, diminish;
2. minor, minus; minuscule, from Latin minor (influenced by the comparative suffix -or), less, lesser, smaller;
3. further suffixed (superlative) form *minu-mo‑. minim, minimum, from Latin minimus, least;
4. minestrone, minister, ministry, mystery², from Latin minister, an inferior, servant (formed after magister, master; see meg-);
5. Menshevik, from Russian men'she, less.

[Pokorny 5. mei‑ 711.]

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