Where does “mitall” come from?

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

mitall (Middle Irish): metal

Definitions

  1. metal

Ancestry of “mitall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmetalmetal material
2Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
3Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
4Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν →Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλον →Every word from Latin metallum →