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Where does “tolar” come from?

tolar (English) comes from Slovene tolar, from German taler, from German Joachimsthaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthal, from German Sankt, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος — heel of the foot; heel.

tolar (English): A state currency formerly used by the Republic of...

Definitions

  1. A state currency formerly used by the Republic of...

Ancestry of “tolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenetolar—
2Germantaler—
3GermanJoachimsthaler—
4GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
5GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
6Latinsānctus—
7LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
8Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
9Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
10HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
11Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
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