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Where does “portamonedas” come from?

portamonedas (Spanish) comes from Spanish moneda, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

portamonedas (Spanish): purse, coin purse

Definitions

  1. purse, coin purse

Ancestry of “portamonedas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmonedacoin; currency
2LatinMonēta—
3Latinmoneō—
4Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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