mina.
mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
Meaning & usage
mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
pencil lead
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mēy(H)- Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis Proto-Celtic *meinis Gaulish *meinabor. Vulgar Latin *mina French minebor. Spanish mina Borrowed from French mine.
woman
prostitute
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese menỹo Galician meniñader.? Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Italian femminader.? Lunfardo Spanish mina Borrowed from Lunfardo, probably a contraction of Galician meniña (“girl”) or a contraction of Italian femmina (“woman”).
inflection of minar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of minar: second-person singular imperative
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