Etymology

multicurrency

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Today it means: Involving more than one currency. Full definition →

English currency ← Medieval Latin currentia ← Latin currēns
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  10. Proto-Italic*korsō
  11. Latincurrō
  12. Latincurrēns
  13. Medieval Latincurrentia
  14. Englishcurrency
  15. English todaymulticurrency

From multi- + currency.

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