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Where does “penies” come from?

penies (Middle English) comes from Middle English penny.

penies (Middle English): pennies

Definitions

  1. pennies

Ancestry of “penies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpenny—

Words derived from “penies”

  • p
  • pp
  • pence
  • sixpence
  • twopence
  • threepence
  • fourpence
  • ninepence
  • eightpence
  • eighteenpence
  • tenpence
  • fivepence
  • sevenpence
  • elevenpence
  • twelvepence
  • fourteenpence
  • thirteenpence
  • twentypence
  • fifteenpence
  • sixteenpence
  • seventeenpence
  • nineteenpence
  • ppbar
  • ps
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