Where does “minatore” come from?

minatore (Italian) comes from Italian minare, 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.

minatore (Italian): miner

Definitions

  1. miner

Ancestry of “minatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianminareto mine; to undermine
2Vulgar Latinmina—
3Gaulishmeina—
4Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →