Where does “миноносец” come from?
миноносец (Russian) comes from Russian ми́на, from German Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
миноносец (Russian): large torpedo boat capable of operating in the...
Definitions
- large torpedo boat capable of operating in the...
Ancestry of “миноносец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ми́на | torpedo |
| 2 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 4 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 5 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 6 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 7 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |