Where does “minerālogia” come from?
minerālogia (New Latin) comes from Medieval Latin minera, from Middle French miniere, from Middle French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Ancestry of “minerālogia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | minera | ore; mine; vein |
| 2 | Middle French | miniere | underground passage or area |
| 3 | Middle French | -ier | Alternative form of -er |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |