Where does “Antipersonenmine” come from?
Antipersonenmine (German) comes from German Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis — to cut, hew.
Antipersonenmine (German): antipersonnel mine
Definitions
- antipersonnel mine
Ancestry of “Antipersonenmine”, step by step
Antipersonenmine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
| 2 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 3 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 4 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 5 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 6 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via German persōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | persōn | person, individual |
| 2 | Middle High German | persōn | — |
| 3 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |