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Where does “monnayer” come from?

monnayer (French) comes from French monnaie, 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,...

monnayer (French): to mint coins; to manufacture money

Definitions

  1. to mint coins; to manufacture money

Ancestry of “monnayer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonnaiechange; currency; cash, change
2Old Frenchmonoiemoney, coinage
3LatinMonēta—
4Latinmoneō—
5Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “monnayer”

  • monnayage
  • monnayable
  • monnayeur
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