Where does “toonie” come from?
toonie (English) comes from English loonie, from English Luna, from Middle English lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ — bright; to shine; to see.
toonie (English): A Canadian two-dollar coin
Definitions
- A Canadian two-dollar coin
Ancestry of “toonie”, step by step
toonie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loonie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loonie | The Canadian dollar |
| 2 | English | Luna | silver in alchemy |
| 3 | Middle English | lune | The celestial body closest to the Earth,... |
| 4 | Old French | lune | the Moon |
| 5 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | moon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |