Where does “acuñar” come from?

acuñar (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuña, from Old Spanish cuna, from Latin cūna, from Proto-Italic koinā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

acuñar (Spanish): to coin; to mint

Definitions

  1. to coin; to mint

Ancestry of “acuñar”, step by step

acuñar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cuña

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuñawedge; chock; quoin
2Old Spanishcuna—
3Latincūnaa crib (for infant)
4Proto-Italickoinā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoy-no-hay; lair, cradle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Spanish cuño

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuñostamp, die-stamp; stamp, mark
2Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “acuñar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic koinā →