Etymology of the English word mineralize
the English word
mineralizederived from the English word
mineralderived from the Medieval Latin word
minerale (mineral; ore)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
mineralis (mineral-, having the nature of mineral; obtained from the bowels of the earth)
derived from the Old French word
minierederived from the Old French word
minederived from the Latin word
mina (Greek weight unit; its weight of silver; mine; threats, menaces; warning signs)
derived from the Greek word
mna, μνᾶ (a mna (mina), a certain weight)
derived from the Akkadian word
manûusing the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Derivations in English
demineralize,
demineralizer,
mineralized,
mineralizingUsage
Word found in Modern English
