Etymograph

English

demonetization

Demonetization comes from French monétisation ‘monetization’, and goes back to Latin monēta.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonēta
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentmonétiser‘to monetize’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentmonétisation‘monetization’
  4. French, derivedc. 1600–presentdémonétisation
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1973demonetization

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonēta
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentmonétiser‘to monetize’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentmonétisation‘monetization’
  4. French, derivedc. 1600–presentdémonétisation
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1973demonetization

Earliest quotation: 1973, Demonetization Feared: “The current spiral in prices — 20 per cent…”

Linked words

through Latin monēta

money, mint, monetary, 5 more

through French monétiser ‘to monetize’

monetize

Today it means

noun The act or process of demonetizing (withdrawing as legal tender).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin monēta / demonetization

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