Where does “moniherätepanssarimiina” come from?
moniherätepanssarimiina (Finnish) comes from Finnish panssarimiina, from Finnish Miina, from Swedish mina, from English Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina — to cut, hew.
moniherätepanssarimiina (Finnish): multi-sensor anti-tank mine
Definitions
- multi-sensor anti-tank mine
Ancestry of “moniherätepanssarimiina”, step by step
moniherätepanssarimiina traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish panssarimiina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | panssarimiina | anti-tank mine |
| 2 | Finnish | Miina | mine explosive device |
| 3 | Swedish | mina | "Plural" of min; mine; a device intended to... |
| 4 | English | Mine | Alternative letter-case form of mine "often used... |
| 5 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 6 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 7 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 8 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 9 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |