Where does “underminingly” come from?
underminingly (English) comes from English undermining, from English undermine, from English Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā — to cut, hew.
underminingly (English): So as to undermine
Definitions
- So as to undermine
Ancestry of “underminingly”, step by step
underminingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undermining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undermining | present participle of undermine; The act or... |
| 2 | English | undermine | To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap |
| 3 | English | Mine | Alternative letter-case form of mine "often used... |
| 4 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 5 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 6 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 7 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 8 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |