Where does “muntsoort” come from?

muntsoort (Dutch) comes from Dutch munt, from Middle Dutch mente, from Proto-Germanic minta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη — mint (Mentha viridis).

muntsoort (Dutch): currency type, valuta

Definitions

  1. currency type, valuta

Ancestry of “muntsoort”, step by step

muntsoort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch munt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmuntcoin; currency; tails
2Middle Dutchmente—
3Proto-Germanicminta—
4Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
5Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)

via Dutch soort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsoortsort, kind; species
2Middle Dutchsorte—
Every word from Ancient Greek Μίνθη →