Where does “χρηματοκιβώτιο” come from?

χρηματοκιβώτιο (Greek) comes from German Geldschrank, from German geld, from Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, from Proto-West Germanic geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

χρηματοκιβώτιο (Greek): safe, coffer, strongbox box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping

Definitions

  1. safe, coffer, strongbox box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping

Ancestry of “χρηματοκιβώτιο”, step by step

χρηματοκιβώτιο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Geldschrank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeldschranksafe box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping
2Germangeldmoney
3Middle High Germangelt—
4Old High Germangeltpayment, money
5Proto-West Germanicgeldmoney
6Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

via Greek κιβώτιο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκιβώτιοbox, crate, case, container; trunk
2Ancient Greekκιβώτιονbox for drawing lots; voting urn
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geld →