Where does “försåtminering” come from?
försåtminering (Swedish) comes from Swedish minering, from Swedish minera, from Swedish mina, from English Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina — to cut, hew.
försåtminering (Swedish): booby trap
Definitions
- booby trap
Ancestry of “försåtminering”, step by step
försåtminering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish minering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | minering | placement of a mine (explosive), mining, mined area |
| 2 | Swedish | minera | to place mines |
| 3 | Swedish | mina | "Plural" of min; mine; a device intended to... |
| 4 | English | Mine | Alternative letter-case form of mine "often used... |
| 5 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 6 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 7 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 8 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 9 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Swedish försåt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försåt | ambush |