Where does “mineur” come from?
mineur (Dutch) comes from French mineur, from French miner, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
mineur (Dutch): sapper, one who undermines enemy lines and...
Definitions
- sapper, one who undermines enemy lines and...
Ancestry of “mineur”, step by step
mineur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mineur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mineur | minor; a minor; a miner |
| 2 | French | miner | to mine, exploit natural riches; to undermine; to... |
| 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 Middle French mineur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mineur | — |