·noun A being of the smallest size.
II. Minimus ·noun The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes.
mĭnĭmus, a, um, v. parvus fin. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
minimus or minumus adj. sup. 3 MAN-, least, smallest, very small, minute, trifling...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary