Where does “central bank” come from?
central bank (English) comes from English central, from Spanish central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
central bank (English): The principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union, which normally implements monetary objectives by controlling interest rates, issuing currency, managing the national debt, overseeing banking and financial activities, and regulating the supply of money
Definitions
- The principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union, which normally implements monetary objectives by controlling interest rates, issuing currency, managing the national debt, overseeing banking and financial activities, and regulating the supply of money
Ancestry of “central bank”, step by step
central bank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English central
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | central | Being in the centre; Having or containing the... |
| 2 | Spanish | central | central; headquarter; center |
| 3 | Latin | centrālis | central, in the middle |
| 4 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |
via English Bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bank | A major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network OS grid ref TQ3281 |