Where does “moneylender” come from?
Moneylender derives from English money, from Middle English moneye, from Old French moneie, from Latin moneta, ultimately from Latin monere meaning to warn or remind.
moneylender (English): A person who lends money and charges interest,...
Definitions
- A person who lends money and charges interest,...
Ancestry of “moneylender”, step by step
moneylender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lender | One who lends, especially money; specifically, a... |
| 2 | English | lend | The lumbar region; loin; The loins; flank;... |
| 3 | English | len | — |
| 4 | Middle English | lenen | to lean |
| 5 | Old English | lǣnan | to lend; give, grant, lease |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laihnijan | to loan, lend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laihnijaną | to loan, lend |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laihną | that which is lent, loan; fief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |
via English money
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | money | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract... |
| 2 | Middle English | moneye | Alternative form of money |
| 3 | Old French | moneie | Alternative form of monoie; money |
| 4 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 5 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |