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