Where does “minsvepa” come from?
minsvepa (Swedish) comes from Swedish mina, from English Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
minsvepa (Swedish): sweep for mines
Definitions
- sweep for mines
Ancestry of “minsvepa”, step by step
minsvepa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mina | "Plural" of min; mine; a device intended to... |
| 2 | English | Mine | Alternative letter-case form of mine "often used... |
| 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 | ore, metal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |