Where does “numisma” come from?
numisma (English) comes from Latin numismatis, from Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα, from Ancient Greek νομίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
numisma (English): In modern usage, money or currency; rarely,...
Definitions
- In modern usage, money or currency; rarely,...
Ancestry of “numisma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | numismatis | genitive singular of numisma; coin |
| 2 | Latin | nomisma | coin; coinage |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόμισμα | that which is sanctioned by usage; a current... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νομίζω | I use customarily, practise; I acknowledge,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |