Where does “criptomoeda” come from?
criptomoeda (Portuguese) comes from English cryptocurrency, from English currency, from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currens, from Latin curro, from Proto-Italic korzō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
criptomoeda (Portuguese): cryptocurrency
Definitions
- cryptocurrency
Ancestry of “criptomoeda”, step by step
criptomoeda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cryptocurrency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cryptocurrency | A digital currency based on a cryptographic... |
| 2 | English | currency | Money or other items used to facilitate... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | currentia | nominative neuter plural of currēns; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | currens | running; hurrying, hastening, speeding; moving,... |
| 5 | Latin | curro | I run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korzō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Portuguese moeda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | moeda | coin; currency |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mõeda | coin; money |
| 3 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 4 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |