Where does “sminare” come from?

sminare (Italian) comes from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

sminare (Italian): To remove mines from an area; to demine

Definitions

  1. To remove mines from an area; to demine

Ancestry of “sminare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianminamine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which...
2LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
3Gaulishmēnāore, mine
4Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

Words derived from “sminare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →