English
light money
From light (noun) + money (noun).
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’
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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą
Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’
Old English lēoht
Middle English light ‘light, illumination’
English light
Latin Monēta ‘epithet of Juno’
Latin monēta ‘mint; money, coinage’
Anglo-Norman muneie ‘money’
Middle English moneye ‘money’
English money
Today it means
noun Money levied for the maintenance of lighthouses; light dues.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / light money