Where does “mital” come from?

mital (Middle Irish) comes from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

mital (Middle Irish): metal

Definitions

  1. metal

Ancestry of “mital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmétalmetal material
2Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
3Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
4Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

Words derived from “mital”

Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν →Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλον →Every word from Latin metallum →