Etymology

e-currency

Today it means: Synonym of digital currency. Full definition →

English currency ← Medieval Latin currentia ← Latin currēns
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. New Latinēlectricus
  4. Englishelectric
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  8. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  9. Englishion
  10. Englishelectron
  11. Englishelectronic
  12. Englishe-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  15. Proto-Italic*korsō
  16. Latincurrō
  17. Latincurrēns
  18. Medieval Latincurrentia
  19. Englishcurrency
  20. English todaye-currency

From e- + currency.

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