The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμίτρα“headband, turban”
- Old French · derived frommitre
- Middle English · inherited frommytre
- English todaymitre
From Middle English mytre, from Old French mitre, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, “headband, turban”). Its use in reference to a counterfeit coin derived from the bishop's mitre stamped upon it. Doublet of Mithras, Mithra, Mitra, and Mehr.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.