Etymology

narcodollar

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Today it means: Money (especially in the form of US dollars) obtained from narcotrafficking. Full definition →

English dollar ← Dutch daler ← Middle Low German dāler
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνάρκη (nárkē)
  2. Ancient Greekναρκόω (narkóō)
  3. Englishnarco-
  4. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  6. Old High Germantal
  7. Middle High Germantal
  8. GermanTal
  9. GermanTaler
  10. Middle Low Germandāler
  11. Dutchdaler
  12. Englishdollar
  13. English todaynarcodollar

From narco- + dollar.

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