| 【mine】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "mina," and "minera." It carries the basic meaning of "mine," "dig," and "ore." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "mine"]
mine ****[1742] A mine is a bomb which is hidden in the ground or in water and which explodes when people or things touch it.
miner ☆[4789] A miner is a person who works underground in mines in order to obtain minerals such as coal, diamonds, or gold.
mineral ****[2422] A mineral is a substance such as tin, salt, or sulphur that is formed naturally in rocks and in the earth. Minerals are also found in small quantities in food and drink.
mining **[3453] Mining is the industry and activities connected with getting valuable or useful minerals from the ground, for example coal, diamonds, or gold.
undermine **[4109] If you undermine something such as a feeling or a system, you make it less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts.
[WORD ROOT]root mine
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] mine, miner
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) mina, minera
[MEANING]root mine, dig, ore
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【French】 mine [from Medieval Latin mina, minera] (noun) vein, lode; tunnel, shaft; mineral ore; mine
- 【French】 miner (verb) to dig, mine; exterminate
- 【Latin】 mina [=minera]
- 【Latin】 minera [probably from Old Celtic *meini-] a mine
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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mine ★★★★[1742] noun from mine
【DEFINITION】 ① A mine is a place where deep holes and tunnels are dug under the ground in order to obtain a mineral such as coal, diamonds, or gold.
② A mine is a bomb which is hidden in the ground or in water and which explodes when people or things touch it.
【pl.】 mines
【ROOTs】 mine; mine
【Etymology】 《French mine》 [from Medieval Latin mina, minera] (noun) vein, lode; tunnel, shaft; mineral ore; mine
【First Known Meaning】 ① pit or tunnel made in the earth for the purpose of obtaining metals and minerals ② explosive device
【DERIVATIVEs】 minable, mine, mineable, miner
miner ☆[4789] noun from mine
【DEFINITION】 A miner is a person who works underground in mines in order to obtain minerals such as coal, diamonds, or gold.
【pl.】 miners
【COMPOSITION】 mine + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ min(mine); mine ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French mine》 [from Medieval Latin mina, minera] (noun) vein, lode; tunnel, shaft; mineral ore; mine
【DERIVATIVEs】 minable, mine, mineable, miner
mineral ★★★★[2422] noun from mineral 〈 mine
【DEFINITION】 A mineral is a substance such as tin, salt, or sulphur that is formed naturally in rocks and in the earth. Minerals are also found in small quantities in food and drink.
【pl.】 minerals
【ROOTs】 ⑴ miner(mine); mine ⑵ al; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin minerale》 [noun use of neuter of mineralis] something mined
【First Known Meaning】 substance obtained by mining
【DERIVATIVEs】 mineralize, mineral
mining ★★[3453] noun from mine
【DEFINITION】 Mining is the industry and activities connected with getting valuable or useful minerals from the ground, for example coal, diamonds, or gold.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 mine + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ min(mine); mine ⑵ ing; suffix
【Etymology】 《French mine》 [from Medieval Latin mina, minera] (noun) vein, lode; tunnel, shaft; mineral ore; mine
undermine ★★[4109] verb from undermine 〈 mine
【DEFINITION】 If you undermine something such as a feeling or a system, you make it less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts.
【Declension/Conjugation】 undermined, undermined, undermining, undermines
【SYNONYM】 undercut, subvert
【COMPOSITION】 under + mine
【ROOTs】 ⑴ under; under ⑵ mine; mine
【Etymology】 《French mine》 [from Medieval Latin mina, minera] (noun) vein, lode; tunnel, shaft; mineral ore; mine
【First Known Meaning】 render unstable by digging at the foundation
【DERIVATIVEs】 underminer, underminingly, undermine
Other words containing "mine"; minable, mineable, mineralize, underminer, underminingly
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
minor, min-
mill
migr
meter, metr
merge-, mers-
merc-
ment
mens-, meas-
memor
med-, medic-
