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Where does “Strontiummineral” come from?

Strontiummineral (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.

Strontiummineral (German): strontium mineral

Definitions

  1. strontium mineral

Ancestry of “Strontiummineral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMineralmineral
2Medieval Latinmineralemineral, ore, mine; nominative neuter singular of...
3Latinmineramine; vein; mineral
4Middle Frenchminiereunderground passage or area
5Middle French-ierAlternative form of -er
6Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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