Where does “минералка” come from?
минералка (Russian) comes from Russian минера́льный, from Russian минера́л, from French minéral, from German Mineral, from Medieval Latin minerale, from Latin minera, from Middle French miniere, from Middle French -ier — he, she.
минералка (Russian): mineral water; mineral fertilizer
Definitions
- mineral water; mineral fertilizer
Ancestry of “минералка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | минера́льный | — |
| 2 | Russian | минера́л | — |
| 3 | French | minéral | mineral |
| 4 | German | Mineral | mineral |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | minerale | mineral, ore, mine; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | minera | mine; vein; mineral |
| 7 | Middle French | miniere | underground passage or area |
| 8 | Middle French | -ier | Alternative form of -er |
| 9 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 10 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 15 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |