Where does “mineralizar” come from?
mineralizar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish mineral, from Spanish minero, from Spanish mina, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā — to cut, hew.
mineralizar (Portuguese): to mineralize
Definitions
- to mineralize
Ancestry of “mineralizar”, step by step
mineralizar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish mineral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mineral | mineral |
| 2 | Spanish | minero | mining; miner |
| 3 | Spanish | mina | mine; lead; woman |
| 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 |
via Portuguese mineral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mineral | mineral |