Where does “minosvaidis” come from?
minosvaidis (Lithuanian) comes from Russian миномёт, from Russian ми́на, from German Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā — to cut, hew.
minosvaidis (Lithuanian): mortar, trench mortar
Definitions
- mortar, trench mortar
Ancestry of “minosvaidis”, step by step
minosvaidis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian миномёт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | миномёт | rocket launcher; mortar, trench mortar; torpedo... |
| 2 | Russian | ми́на | torpedo |
| 3 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
| 4 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 5 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 6 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 7 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 8 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Lithuanian sváidyti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | sváidyti | — |