Etymology of the French word minéral
the French word
minéralderived 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
manûDate
The earliest known usage of minéral in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
minéralier,
minéraliser,
hydrominéral,
thermominéral,
végéto-minéral,
minéralité,
minéralogie,
minérographe,
minérographieDerivations in other languages
Romanian
mineralCognates
Dutch
mineraal, English
mineral, German
Mineral, Italian
minerale, Lithuanian
mineralas, Norwegian
mineral, Polish
mineral, Russian
минepaл, Swedish
mineral
