Etymology

elevenpence

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Today it means: the value of eleven old pennies Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  5. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*ainalif
  7. Proto-West Germanic*ainalif
  8. Proto-West Germanic*ainalifun
  9. Old Englishendleofan
  10. Middle Englishelleven
  11. Englisheleven
  12. Ancient Greekπᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)
  13. Latinpatina
  14. Latinpanna?
  15. Latinpannus?
  16. Proto-Germanic*panningaz
  17. Proto-West Germanic*panning
  18. Old Englishpeniġ
  19. Middle Englishpenies
  20. Englishpence
  21. English todayelevenpence

From eleven + pence.

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