Etymology

xenocurrency

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Today it means: Any currency that is traded outside its domestic borders. Full definition →

English currency ← Medieval Latin currentia ← Latin currēns
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. Englishxeno-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  7. Proto-Italic*korsō
  8. Latincurrō
  9. Latincurrēns
  10. Medieval Latincurrentia
  11. Englishcurrency
  12. English todayxenocurrency

From xeno- + currency.

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