Where does “Lithiummine” come from?
Lithiummine (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.
Lithiummine (German): lithium mine
Definitions
- lithium mine
Ancestry of “Lithiummine”, step by step
Lithiummine 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 Lithium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lithium | lithium; the chemical element and lightest alkali... |
| 2 | New Latin | lithium | lithium |
| 3 | Latin | lithia | nominative plural of lithium; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Latin | lithium | lithium |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |