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Where does “minéralisation” come from?

minéralisation (French) comes from French minéraliser, from French minéral, from German Mineral, from Medieval Latin minerale, from Latin minera, from Middle French miniere, from Middle French -ier, from Middle French -er — he, she.

minéralisation (French): mineralization

Definitions

  1. mineralization

Ancestry of “minéralisation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchminéraliserto mineralize
2Frenchminéralmineral
3GermanMineralmineral
4Medieval Latinmineralemineral, ore, mine; nominative neuter singular of...
5Latinmineramine; vein; mineral
6Middle Frenchminiereunderground passage or area
7Middle French-ierAlternative form of -er
8Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “minéralisation”

  • déminéralisation
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