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Where does “mēnis” come from?

mēnis (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

mēnis (Proto-Celtic): ore, metal; mine

Definitions

  1. ore, metal; mine

Ancestry of “mēnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

Words derived from “mēnis”

  • mine
  • mining
  • undermine
  • undermining
  • miner
  • mien
  • minefield
  • minesweeper
  • mynheer
  • coalmining
  • coalmine
  • countermine
  • minesweeping
  • mineshaft
  • miny
  • minelayer
  • minable
  • coalminer
  • mineworker
  • mineable
  • minenwerfer
  • underminer
  • nonmining
  • unminable
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