Where does “mangaanimalmi” come from?
mangaanimalmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish mangaani, from Swedish mangan, from German Mangan, from German Manganesium, from French manganèse, from Italian manganese, from New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
mangaanimalmi (Finnish): manganese ore
Definitions
- manganese ore
Ancestry of “mangaanimalmi”, step by step
mangaanimalmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mangaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mangaani | manganese; Partitive singular form of mangani;... |
| 2 | Swedish | mangan | manganese |
| 3 | German | Mangan | manganese |
| 4 | German | Manganesium | — |
| 5 | French | manganèse | manganese |
| 6 | Italian | manganese | manganese |
| 7 | New Latin | magnēsium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Finnish malmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | malmi | ore |
| 2 | Swedish | malm | ore; an alloy consisting of copper, zinc, lead... |
| 3 | Old Norse | malmr | ore, metal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | malmaz | sand; ore |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |