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Where does “Sankt Joachimsthaler” come from?

Sankt Joachimsthaler (German) comes from German Sankt Joachimsthal, from German Sankt, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

Ancestry of “Sankt Joachimsthaler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
2GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
3Latinsānctus—
4LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
5Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
6Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
7HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
8Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “Sankt Joachimsthaler”

  • dollar
  • dollarization
  • Eurodollar
  • tala
  • petrodollar
  • rixdollar
  • nondollar
  • dollarisation
  • dollarize
  • dollarless
  • daalder
  • dollarwise
  • antidollar
  • megadollar
  • dollarbird
  • narcodollar
  • dollarfish
  • superdollar
  • dollarette
  • doleiro
  • talas
  • half-dollar
  • Hong Kong dollar
  • narcodolar
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