Where does “mynmagnaat” come from?
mynmagnaat (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans myn, from Dutch mijn, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
mynmagnaat (Afrikaans): mining magnate
Definitions
- mining magnate
Ancestry of “mynmagnaat”, step by step
mynmagnaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans myn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | myn | mine |
| 2 | Dutch | mijn | belonging to me: my; mine; shaft dug by an insect... |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 4 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 5 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 6 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 7 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Afrikaans magnaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | magnaat | — |