Where does “muin” come from?
muin (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish muin, from Proto-Celtic monis, from English money, from Middle English moneye, from Old French moneie, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
muin (Scottish Gaelic): back; top; teach, instruct, educate, rear
Definitions
- back; top; teach, instruct, educate, rear
Ancestry of “muin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | muin | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | monis | protection, patronage |
| 3 | English | money | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract... |
| 4 | Middle English | moneye | Alternative form of money |
| 5 | Old French | moneie | Alternative form of monoie; money |
| 6 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 7 | Latin | moneō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “muin”