Where does “coins” come from?

coins (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.

coins (English): plural of coin; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of coin; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “coins”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coins”

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