Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “coyn” come from?

coyn (Middle English) comes from Old French coigne, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

coyn (Middle English): A wedge; The impression or imagery on a coin; an...

Definitions

  1. A wedge; The impression or imagery on a coin; an...

Ancestry of “coyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoignewedge, cornerstone, die for stamping
2Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “coyn”

  • coin
  • quince
  • coign
  • quoin
  • recoin
  • coinless
  • coinable
  • coinlike
  • quoined
  • coinbox
  • quincelike
  • coinmaking
  • bitcoin
  • Coingate
  • scamcoin
  • uncoinable
  • cryptocoin
  • newcoin
  • geocoin
  • coinmaker
  • coigne
  • millibitcoin
  • microbitcoin
  • decicoin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →