Where does “Asiadollar” come from?
Asiadollar (English) comes from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler, from German Joachimsthaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthal, from German Sankt — heel of the foot; heel.
Asiadollar (English): A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank in Asia
Definitions
- A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank in Asia
Ancestry of “Asiadollar”, step by step
Asiadollar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dollar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 2 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 3 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 4 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 5 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 6 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 7 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 8 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 9 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 10 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 13 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 14 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via English Asia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Asia | A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius |
| 2 | Middle English | Asia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Āsia | A kind of rye |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσία | Asia Minor; Asia; Asia |
| 5 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 | an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the... |
| 6 | Hittite | 𒀸𒋗𒉿 | northwest Anatolia |