Etymology Explorer › Middle Irish

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

Words derived from “mitall”

  • clómhiotal
  • miotal
  • miotalagrafaíocht
  • hidri-mhiotaleolaíocht
  • miotaleolaíocht
  • miotaleolaíoch
  • miotalaigineas
  • miotalóireacht
  • miotalóireach
  • miotalóir
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν →