Where does “unminable” come from?
unminable (English) comes from English minable, from English Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
unminable (English): Not minable
Definitions
- Not minable
Ancestry of “unminable”, step by step
unminable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English minable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minable | Able to be mined; Worth mining |
| 2 | English | Mine | Alternative letter-case form of mine "often used... |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |