Where does “unmineable” come from?
unmineable (English) comes from English mineable, 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.
unmineable (English): Alternative form of unminable
Definitions
- Alternative form of unminable
Ancestry of “unmineable”, step by step
unmineable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mineable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mineable | Alternative spelling of minable |
| 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 |