Etymology

pence

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle English penies ← Old English peniġ ← Proto-West Germanic *panning
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pence · noun1

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)
  2. Latinpatina
  3. Latinpanna?
  4. Latinpannus?
  5. Proto-Germanic*panningaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*panning
  7. Old Englishpeniġ
  8. Middle Englishpenies
  9. English todaypence

14th century contraction of penies (“pennies”), collective plural of penny.

Pence · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromPentz
  2. English todayPence

Americanized spelling of German Pentz or Benz.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishpeny all →

penny

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