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Where does “antimoney” come from?

antimoney (English) comes from English money, from Middle English moneye, from Old French moneie, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

antimoney (English): Opposing the concept of money

Definitions

  1. Opposing the concept of money

Ancestry of “antimoney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoneyA legally or socially binding conceptual contract...
2Middle EnglishmoneyeAlternative form of money
3Old FrenchmoneieAlternative form of monoie; money
4LatinMonēta—
5Latinmoneō—
6Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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