English
foont
Foont may come from French vingt ‘twenty’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentvingt‘twenty’uncertain
- Englishtodayfoont
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentvingt‘twenty’uncertain
- Englishtodayfoont
The story
Perhaps from French vingt (‘twenty’), since a sovereign was worth 20 shillings.
Linked words
through Latin vīgintī ‘twenty (20)’
Today it means
noun A sovereign (the coin).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French vingt / foont