Etymology

money-in-both-pockets

Today it means: A flowering plant of species Lunaria annua. Full definition →

English pockets ← Middle English pocket ← Anglo-Norman poket
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  1. LatinMonēta
  2. Latinmonēta
  3. Old Frenchmoneie
  4. Old Frenchmonoie
  5. Anglo-Normanmuneie
  6. Middle Englishmoneye
  7. Englishmoney
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  9. Proto-Germanic*in
  10. Proto-West Germanic*in
  11. Old Englishin
  12. Middle Englishin
  13. Englishin
  14. Middle Englishbothe
  15. Englishboth
  16. Proto-Germanic*puhô
  17. Frankish*pokō
  18. Old Frenchpoche
  19. Anglo-Normanpoket
  20. Middle Englishpocket
  21. Englishpocket
  22. Englishpockets
  23. English todaymoney-in-both-pockets

From money + in + both + pockets. The name refers to the unique shape of its silique membranes, which resemble a silver coin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.