Where does “coin” come from?
coin (French) comes from Old French coin, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
coin (French): wedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place,...
Definitions
- wedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place,...
Ancestry of “coin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | coin | — |
| 2 | Latin | cuneus | wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱū | sting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “coin”