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Where does “Metallwert” come from?

Metallwert (German) comes from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

Metallwert (German): value of the metal in a coin

Definitions

  1. value of the metal in a coin

Ancestry of “Metallwert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmetall—
2Italianmetallometal
3Spanishmetalmetal
4Old Spanishmetalmetal
5Old Frenchmétal—
6Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
7Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
8Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
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