Where does “Rhodiummineral” come from?
Rhodiummineral (German) comes from German Mineral, from Medieval Latin minerale, from Latin minera, from Middle French miniere, from Middle French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
Rhodiummineral (German): rhodium mineral
Definitions
- rhodium mineral
Ancestry of “Rhodiummineral”, step by step
Rhodiummineral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mineral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mineral | mineral |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | minerale | mineral, ore, mine; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | minera | mine; vein; mineral |
| 4 | Middle French | miniere | underground passage or area |
| 5 | Middle French | -ier | Alternative form of -er |
| 6 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Rhodium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rhodium | rhodium |
| 2 | New Latin | rhodium | rhodium |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 4 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |