1340: mint and money Aug 12, 2018

The production of coins goes back millennia, and it is because of these old traditions that certain currency-related words exist as they do today. Even though they do not look particularly similar, both 'money' and 'mint' (as in coining) come from the same word; originally named after the goddess 'Juno Moneta', because it was in a temple to Juno where coins were minted. Each word evolved somewhat divergently, but there is still some notable resemblance.

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