Where does “Litecoin” come from?

Litecoin (English) comes from English coin, from French coin, from Old French coin, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Litecoin (English): A decentralized peer-to-peer cryptocurrency

Definitions

  1. A decentralized peer-to-peer cryptocurrency

Ancestry of “Litecoin”, step by step

Litecoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoinA piece of currency, usually metallic and in the...
2Frenchcoinwedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place,...
3Old Frenchcoin—
4Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via English lite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliteLight in composition, notably low in fat,...
2Middle Englishlitento dye
3Old Norsehlítato rely on, trust, abide by; to rely on, trust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →