Where does “mining” come from?
Mining derives from English mine, which comes from French mine, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men-, a root meaning to project or protrude, referring to ore deposits that emerge from earth.
mining (English): The activity of removing solid valuables from the...
Definitions
- The activity of removing solid valuables from the...
Ancestry of “mining”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mine | My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me;... |
| 2 | Middle English | myn | Alternative form of min |
| 3 | Old English | mīn | my, mine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mīn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |