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numismatics
Numismatics comes from French numismatique ‘currency, coin’, from Ancient Greek νομίζω ‘to use customarily’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ném-e-ti‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*némōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνέμω‘to distribute’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνόμος‘custom’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνομίζω‘to use customarily’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνόμισμα‘coin’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEnomismaas numisma‘coin’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentnumismatique‘currency, coin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1934numismatics
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ném-e-ti‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*némōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνέμω‘to distribute’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνόμος‘custom’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνομίζω‘to use customarily’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνόμισμα‘coin’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEnomismaas numisma‘coin’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentnumismatique‘currency, coin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1934numismatics
Earliest quotation: 1934, Ernest Bramah: “What! Mr. Joolby, the eminent authority on Greek numismatics?…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nem-
number, numerous, numb, nomad, nim, innumerable, numeric, numeral, naam, numeracy, numero, enumeration, enumerate, luma, numerator, 26 more
through Ancient Greek νέμω ‘to distribute’
through Ancient Greek νόμος ‘custom’
Today it means
noun The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nem- / numismatics