the.com/mincer

means A device (or a person who talks that way) that cuts or grinds meat into small, uniform shreds — or, applied to speech or steps, someone who clips things into tiny, affected pieces.

from From 'mince,' via Old French 'mincier' (to make small, cut into tiny pieces), rooted in Vulgar Latin 'minutiare,' itself from Latin 'minutus' — 'made small,' the same root behind 'minute' and 'minuscule.' The '-er' simply names the thing (or person) that does the mincing — add it to a verb and you've built a job description, whether the job is grinding beef or taking tiny, delicate steps.