Where does “maametallimineraali” come from?
maametallimineraali (Finnish) comes from Finnish maametalli, from Finnish metalli, from Swedish metall, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.
maametallimineraali (Finnish): rare earth
Definitions
- rare earth
Ancestry of “maametallimineraali”, step by step
maametallimineraali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maametalli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maametalli | Any of the four metals aluminum, gallium, indium... |
| 2 | Finnish | metalli | metal |
| 3 | Swedish | metall | metal |
| 4 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |