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Where does “coin” come from?

coin (Old French) comes from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ancestry of “coin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “coin”

  • coin
  • quince
  • coign
  • quoin
  • recoin
  • coinless
  • coinable
  • coinlike
  • quoined
  • coinbox
  • quincelike
  • coinmaking
  • bitcoin
  • Coingate
  • scamcoin
  • uncoinable
  • cryptocoin
  • newcoin
  • geocoin
  • coinmaker
  • coigne
  • millibitcoin
  • microbitcoin
  • decicoin
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