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Where does “scamcoin” come from?

scamcoin (English) comes from English scam, from English scamp, from Middle Dutch schampen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

scamcoin (English): Any cryptocurrency designed primarily to benefit...

Definitions

  1. Any cryptocurrency designed primarily to benefit...

Ancestry of “scamcoin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscamA fraudulent deal; Something that is promoted...
2EnglishscampA rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well; A...
3Middle Dutchschampenslip away
4Old Frenchescamperto run away, to make one's escape
5Vulgar Latinexcapparepresent active infinitive of *excappō;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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