Where does “desmineralización” come from?

desmineralización (Spanish) comes from Spanish desmineralizar, from Portuguese mineralizar, from Spanish mineral, from Spanish minero, from Spanish mina, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina — to cut, hew.

desmineralización (Spanish): demineralization

Definitions

  1. demineralization

Ancestry of “desmineralización”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdesmineralizarto demineralize
2Portuguesemineralizarto mineralize
3Spanishmineralmineral
4Spanishmineromining; miner
5Spanishminamine; lead; woman
6Frenchminemine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher
7Bretonminface of an animal; beak, muzzle
8Italianminamine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which...
9LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
10Gaulishmēnāore, mine
11Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis
13Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nisEvery word from Proto-Celtic *meinis