Etymology

currency

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Today it means: Money or other items used to facilitate transactions. Full definition →

Medieval Latin currentia ← Latin currēns ← Proto-Italic *korsō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  3. Proto-Italic*korsō
  4. Latincurrō
  5. Latincurrēns
  6. Medieval Latincurrentia
  7. English todaycurrency

Borrowed from Medieval Latin currentia. By surface analysis, current + -cy.

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