Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
The minus sign (−). · A negative quantity. · A downside or disadvantage.
prep
Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). · Without; deprived of.
verb
To subtract.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryBeing a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction. · That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale. · Worse off than before; out of pocket. · Ranking just below (a designated rating).
From Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”).
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- Root classification mention*mey- (small)ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionmynusenm
- Derivation mentionminusla
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