Where does “Dominierer” come from?
Dominierer (German) comes from German dominieren, from Italian dominazione, from Russian доминировать, from Russian мини́ровать, from Russian ми́на, from German Mine, from French mine, from Breton min — to cut, hew.
Ancestry of “Dominierer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dominieren | to dominate |
| 2 | Italian | dominazione | domination |
| 3 | Russian | доминировать | to prevail, to predominate; to command, to... |
| 4 | Russian | мини́ровать | to mine; to sow mines (in an area) |
| 5 | Russian | ми́на | torpedo |
| 6 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
| 7 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 8 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 9 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 10 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 11 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |