minidocumentary

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Paleo-Hispanicbor.

Latin Minius

Latin -um

Latin minium

Italian minio

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Italian -are

Italian miniare

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?

Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?

Latin -tūra

Italian -tura

Italian miniaturabor.

English miniature

English mini-

Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti

Proto-Italic *dokejō

Proto-Italic *dokeō

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Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō)sl.

Latin doceō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Latin documentumlbor.

French document

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -ārisslbor.

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusslbor.

French -aire

French documentairebor.

English documentary

English minidocumentary

From mini- + documentary.

Noun

minidocumentary (plural minidocumentaries)

1. A short documentary.
   • 2007 November 25, Julie Bosman, “When Campaigning Strays Off Script”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     One of the latest developments, he noted, was the use of video. Mr. Romney's campaign has enlisted an Emmy-winning producer to create minidocumentaries of Mr. Romney's appearances on the campaign trail, which are posted on Mitt TV on the campaign's Web site.