mine.
mine (excavation or explosive)
Meaning & usage
mine (excavation or explosive)
pencil lead
piledriver, scorcher
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 mine Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mina, Gaulish *meina (see also Welsh mwyn, Middle Irish míanach (“ore”)), from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, metal”).
appearance, physical aspect; expression
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mēy(H)- Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis Proto-Celtic *meinisder. Breton minbor. Latin miniōder. Italian minader. French mine Borrowed from Breton min (“beak, muzzle”) (from Proto-Celtic *meinis, in the sense of "red"), or from Italian mina, from Latin miniō (“to redden”).
inflection of miner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of miner: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. From miner.
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