{"era":"early 17th c.","word":"minimize","meaning":"to reduce to the smallest","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"minimum","meaning":"smallest","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"minimus","meaning":"smallest (superlative of parvus 'small')","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"},{"era":"classical (Greek)","word":"-ize","meaning":"to make, to cause to be","children":[],"language":"Ancient Greek (via Latin/French)"}],"language":"English"}