Where does “минерал” come from?
минерал (West Circassian) comes from Russian минера́л, from French minéral, from German Mineral, from Medieval Latin minerale, from Latin minera, from Middle French miniere, from Middle French -ier, from Middle French -er — he, she.
минерал (West Circassian): mineral
Definitions
- mineral
Ancestry of “минерал”, step by step
минерал traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian минера́л
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | минера́л | mineral |
| 2 | French | minéral | mineral |
| 3 | German | Mineral | mineral |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | minerale | mineral, ore, mine; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | minera | mine; vein; mineral |
| 6 | Middle French | miniere | underground passage or area |
| 7 | Middle French | -ier | Alternative form of -er |
| 8 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Turkish mineral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | mineral | mineral |