Where does “minaudière” come from?
minaudière (English) comes from French minaudière, from French minauder, from Norman mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
minaudière (English): A woman who is exaggeratedly affected or...
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- A woman who is exaggeratedly affected or...
Ancestry of “minaudière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | minaudière | feminine singular of minaudier; minaudière |
| 2 | French | minauder | to simper |
| 3 | Norman | mine | — |
| 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 |