Where does “mine” come from?
mine (Romanian) comes from Latin me, from Latin ego, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
mine (Romanian): me; plural of mină
Ancestry of “mine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | me | me, myself; accusative singular of ego; by me,... |
| 2 | Latin | ego | I; first person singular personal pronoun,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |