sminuzzare
Italian (Fiorentino)
verb
Definitions
- to crumble, mush, squish
- to tear (paper) into small pieces
Etymology
Affix from Italian minuzzare inherited from Latin *minūtiāre, minūtia.
Origin
Latin
minūtia
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *exminūtiāre Latin
- *minūtiamen Latin
- *minūtiālia Latin
- *minūtiāre Latin
- minūtia Latin
- minuzzare Italian
- sminuzzamento Italian
- sminuzzatura Italian
- menuise French
- minutie French
- desmenuzar Spanish, Castilian
- minúcia Portuguese
- menusier Old French
- mincier Old French
- minúcia Catalan, Valencian
- minuzie Friulian