Where does “coins” come from?

coins (French) comes from French coin, from Old French coin, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

coins (French): plural of coin

Definitions

  1. plural of coin

Ancestry of “coins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoinwedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place,...
2Old Frenchcoin—
3Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →