Where does “Kupfermine” come from?
Kupfermine (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.
Kupfermine (German): copper mine
Definitions
- copper mine
Ancestry of “Kupfermine”, step by step
Kupfermine 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 kupfer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kupfer | copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) |
| 2 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 4 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 5 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |