Etymology

moneyer

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Today it means: A minter: one who makes money, particularly (historical) the superintendent of a mint producing coinage. Full definition →

Middle English moneyour ← Anglo-Norman monoiier
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The story

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived frommonoiier
  2. Middle English · inherited frommoneyour
  3. English todaymoneyer

From Middle English moneyour, partly from Middle English moneye + -our, and partly from Anglo-Norman monoiier, monneiere, monnier. Equivalent to money + -er.

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