scyphate

The story

1. Arabic · derived fromشَفَة“edge, rim”
2. Latin · derived fromscyphātus
3. English todayscyphate

From Latin scyphātus, erroneously interpreted as scyphus (“cup, goblet”) + -ātus; in reality, probably derives from Arabic شَفَة (šafa, “edge, rim”), and refers to the distinctive and conspicuous border of the early histamena gold coins.