Where does “miensimbolo” come from?
miensimbolo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mieno, from Polish mina, from German Miene, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā — to cut, hew.
miensimbolo (Esperanto): emoticon
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Ancestry of “miensimbolo”, step by step
miensimbolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto mieno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | mieno | mien, facial expression; appearance |
| 2 | Polish | mina | mine; face, facial expression |
| 3 | German | Miene | expression, face |
| 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 |
via Esperanto simbolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | simbolo | symbol, placeholder |