money

Where does the word "money" come from? It comes from Latin Moneta, passing through Old French before entering English (1200s).

Money’s story begins in Latin: Moneta meant “a title of the goddess Juno.” An epithet of the goddess Juno, near whose Roman temple coins were minted. By medieval, the word had taken hold in Old French as moneie. Carried into French for coined currency. It reached English by 1200s as money. Settled as the English word for currency used in exchange. Today, money means a medium of exchange, such as coins or banknotes.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient Moneta "a title of the goddess Juno", an epithet of the goddess Juno, near whose Roman temple coins were minted.
2. Stage 2 · Old French · medieval moneie "coined currency", carried into French for coined currency.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1200s money "currency used as a medium of exchange", settled as the English word for currency used in exchange.