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Where does “moneyboy” come from?

moneyboy (English) comes from English money, from Middle English moneye, from Old French moneie, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

moneyboy (English): A rentboy; a male who earns money by offering...

Definitions

  1. A rentboy; a male who earns money by offering...

Ancestry of “moneyboy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoneyA legally or socially binding conceptual contract...
2Middle EnglishmoneyeAlternative form of money
3Old FrenchmoneieAlternative form of monoie; money
4LatinMonēta—
5Latinmoneō—
6Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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