Where does “mien” come from?
I appreciate the detailed instructions, but I need to flag an issue: the etymological chain provided shows circular borrowing between French and Breton (mine/min repeating) without any ultimate origin language, and the "Known meaning: (unknown)" makes it impossible to write an accurate sentence following your rule to "weave in the oldest one to explain the sense development."
Could you verify:
- Is there an origin language before the French/Breton cycle?
- What is the actual meaning of "mien" that should appear in the summary?
Without these, I cannot responsibly write a sentence that wouldn't violate your rule against inventing unsupported information.
mien (English): Demeanor; facial expression or attitude,...
Definitions
- Demeanor; facial expression or attitude,...
Ancestry of “mien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 2 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 3 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 4 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 5 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
Words derived from “mien”