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Where does “remineralizer” come from?

remineralizer (English) comes from English remineralize, from English mineralize, from English mineral, from French minéral, from German Mineral, from Medieval Latin minerale, from Latin minera, from Middle French miniere — he, she.

remineralizer (English): That which remineralizes

Definitions

  1. That which remineralizes

Ancestry of “remineralizer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishremineralizeTo restore the mineral content
2EnglishmineralizeTo convert to a mineral; to petrify; To...
3EnglishmineralAny naturally occurring inorganic material that...
4Frenchminéralmineral
5GermanMineralmineral
6Medieval Latinmineralemineral, ore, mine; nominative neuter singular of...
7Latinmineramine; vein; mineral
8Middle Frenchminiereunderground passage or area
9Middle French-ierAlternative form of -er
10Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
11Latin-āre—
12Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
13Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
14Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
15Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
16Chichewaiyehe, she
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