Where does “mieno” come from?
mieno (Esperanto) comes from Polish mina, from German Miene, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
mieno (Esperanto): mien, facial expression; appearance
Definitions
- mien, facial expression; appearance
Ancestry of “mieno”, step by step
mieno traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish mina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | mina | mine; face, facial expression |
| 2 | German | Miene | expression, face |
| 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 Russian ми́на
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ми́на | torpedo |
| 2 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
via English Mien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mien | A group of related languages spoken by the Yao people |