Where does “mineralogista” come from?

mineralogista (Spanish) comes from Spanish mineralogía, from Spanish mineral, from Spanish minero, from Spanish mina, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina — to cut, hew.

mineralogista (Spanish): mineralogist

Definitions

  1. mineralogist

Ancestry of “mineralogista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmineralogíamineralogy
2Spanishmineralmineral
3Spanishmineromining; miner
4Spanishminamine; lead; woman
5Frenchminemine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher
6Bretonminface of an animal; beak, muzzle
7Italianminamine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which...
8LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
9Gaulishmēnāore, mine
10Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis
12Proto-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