Where does “currency” come from?
Currency derives from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currens (running), from Latin curro (to run), tracing back through Proto-Indo-European kers- and ḱers- (to run).
currency (English): Money or other items used to facilitate...
Definitions
- Money or other items used to facilitate...
Ancestry of “currency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | currentia | nominative neuter plural of currēns; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | currens | running; hurrying, hastening, speeding; moving,... |
| 3 | Latin | curro | I run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korzō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “currency”