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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English, from Old French mineral and directly from Medieval Latin minerāle, something mined,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) the noun use of the neuter of minerālis, pertaining to mines,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from minera, a mine, ore, from Old French miniere, from mine (see [[mine]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is Middle English, from [[fro|mineral]] and directly from [[la-med|minerāle]], something mined,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) the noun use of the neuter of [[m|la-med|minerālis]], pertaining to mines,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[m|la-med|minera]], a mine, ore, from [[fro|miniere]], from mine (see [[mine]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==