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.
muntsoort (Dutch): currency type, valuta
Ancestry of “muntsoort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | munt | coin; currency; tails |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mente | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | minta | — |
| 4 | Latin | menta | mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μίνθη | — |