Where does “Boratmine” come from?
Boratmine (German) comes from German Borat, from Catalan bor, from French bore, from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach.
Boratmine (German): borate mine
Definitions
- borate mine
Ancestry of “Boratmine”, step by step
Boratmine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Borat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Borat | borate |
| 2 | Catalan | bor | boron |
| 3 | French | bore | boron |
| 4 | French | borax | borax |
| 5 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 6 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 9 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 10 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 11 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |
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 |