Where does “minare” come from?
minare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin mina, from Gaulish meina, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.
minare (Italian): to mine; to undermine
Definitions
- to mine; to undermine
Ancestry of “minare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | mina | — |
| 2 | Gaulish | meina | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |