Etymology

eighteenpence

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Today it means: The monetary amount of eighteen pence. Full definition →

English pence ← Middle English penies ← Old English peniġ
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Germanic*ahtōu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  4. Proto-Germanic*tehun
  5. Proto-Germanic*ahtōutehun
  6. Anglian Old Englisheahtatēne
  7. Middle Englisheightetene
  8. Englisheighteen
  9. Ancient Greekπᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)
  10. Latinpatina
  11. Latinpanna?
  12. Latinpannus?
  13. Proto-Germanic*panningaz
  14. Proto-West Germanic*panning
  15. Old Englishpeniġ
  16. Middle Englishpenies
  17. Englishpence
  18. English todayeighteenpence

From eighteen + pence.

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