Where does “money” come from?

money (Middle English) comes from Old French moneie, 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,...

money (Middle English): money, currency; coinage, coin; wealth, fortune

Definitions

  1. money, currency; coinage, coin; wealth, fortune

Ancestry of “money”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchmoneieAlternative form of monoie; money
2LatinMonēta—
3Latinmoneōto warn, to advise
4Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyetito cause to think, make think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “money”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic moneō →