Lexica → Word → money
| Letter | M |
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| Letter name | em |
| Pronounciation | /ɛm/ |
| Word: | money |
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| Pronounciation: | |
| Century: | 13th |
| DA Name: | money |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | Latin |
Source Language Words: | From 13th Century Latin moneta meaning "the precious gift (coinage) of/to Cybele". |
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Definition: | Originally from pre 3rd Century CE Latin monera meaning "a warning, a reminder" also applied to the geese of the temple to Juno (another name for Cybele-Queen of Heaven) and to the goddess Juno herself. Some of the most valuable minted coins in Rome were in honor to Juno Moneta--who warned and "saved Rome from a Carthaginian attack". In the 19th Century, the original meaning of money being based on "precious metals" was depreciated with the meaning "A currency (including paper) maintained by a STATE which can guarantee its value". |