Where does “cryptocurrency” come from?
cryptocurrency (English) comes from English currency, from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currens, from Latin curro, from Proto-Italic korzō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
cryptocurrency (English): A digital currency based on a cryptographic...
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- A digital currency based on a cryptographic...
Ancestry of “cryptocurrency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | currency | Money or other items used to facilitate... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | currentia | nominative neuter plural of currēns; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | currens | running; hurrying, hastening, speeding; moving,... |
| 4 | Latin | curro | I run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korzō | to run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |