Where does “denier” come from?
Denier comes from French denier, from Latin denarius, a small Roman coin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not" combined with Latin -arius.
denier (English): An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou; A...
Definitions
- An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou; A...
Ancestry of “denier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dénier | to deny |
| 2 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “denier”