1756: mint (money or spice?) Oct 5, 2019

There is a myth that the word 'mint' related to money comes from the fact that the spice mint was so expensive, after all, the spice trade fueled global travels like few other commodities. This is false however. 'Mint' as the currency comes from Latin and was named after a specific place, whereas the spice, while also originally mediterranean—both etymologically and geographically—is not, with the oldest known language to have a clear word for it being Ancient Greek.