Where does “kryptovaluta” come from?
kryptovaluta (Danish) comes from English cryptocurrency, from English currency, from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currens, from Latin curro, from Proto-Italic korzō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
kryptovaluta (Danish): cryptocurrency
Definitions
- cryptocurrency
Ancestry of “kryptovaluta”, step by step
kryptovaluta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cryptocurrency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cryptocurrency | A digital currency based on a cryptographic... |
| 2 | English | currency | Money or other items used to facilitate... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | currentia | nominative neuter plural of currēns; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | currens | running; hurrying, hastening, speeding; moving,... |
| 5 | Latin | curro | I run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korzō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Danish valuta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | valuta | currency |
| 2 | Italian | valuta | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |