Where does “Bleistiftmine” come from?
Bleistiftmine (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.
Bleistiftmine (German): pencil lead
Definitions
- pencil lead
Ancestry of “Bleistiftmine”, step by step
Bleistiftmine 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 Bleistift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bleistift | pencil |
| 2 | German | blei | lead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82) |
| 3 | Middle High German | blī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | blīo | metallic lead |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blīwī | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīwiją | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mliH-wó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mleh₁y- | to be weak, weary, tired |