Etymology

antidollar

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Today it means: Opposing the dollar, especially that of the United States. Full definition →

English dollar ← Dutch daler ← Middle Low German dāler
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  9. Old High Germantal
  10. Middle High Germantal
  11. GermanTal
  12. GermanTaler
  13. Middle Low Germandāler
  14. Dutchdaler
  15. Englishdollar
  16. English todayantidollar

From anti- + dollar.

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