Etymology

exonumia

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Today it means: Coinlike objects. Full definition →

Latin nummus ← English exo- ← Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Latinnummus
  8. English todayexonumia

From exo- (“out of”) + Latin nummus (“coin”).

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