Where does “monnaie” come from?

monnaie (French) comes from Old French monoie, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

monnaie (French): change; currency; cash, change

Definitions

  1. change; currency; cash, change

Ancestry of “monnaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmonoiemoney, coinage
2LatinMonēta—
3Latinmoneōto warn, to advise
4Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyetito cause to think, make think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “monnaie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic moneō →
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