Where does “menir” come from?
menir (Portuguese) comes from Dutch meneer, from Dutch mijnheer, from Dutch mijn, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā — to cut, hew.
menir (Portuguese): menhir
Definitions
- menhir
Ancestry of “menir”, step by step
menir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch meneer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meneer | sir, mister |
| 2 | Dutch | mijnheer | Alternative form of meneer |
| 3 | Dutch | mijn | belonging to me: my; mine; shaft dug by an insect... |
| 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 |