mintage

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin mentabor.

Proto-West Germanic *mintā

Old English minte

Middle English mynte

English mint

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin -āticus

Latin -āticum

Old French -agebor.

Middle English -age

English -age

English mintage

From mint + -age.

Noun

mintage (countable and uncountable, plural mintages)

1. The process of minting coins.
2. The batch of coins minted at one time.
3. Coins collectively; specie.
4. The fee paid to a mint.

Anagrams

• teaming, tegmina