Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
dollar
noun · first attested 16th century
The word traces to a silver mine in the Ore Mountains.
The basic monetary unit of the United States and several other countries.
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 16th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
Jáchymov
- Step 2
Joachimsthal
- Step 3
Joachimsthaler
- In English
dollar
German Joachimsthaler named a coin from Sankt Joachimsthal, now Jáchymov. The word shortened to thaler, then Dutch daalder, then English dollar. A Czech valley sits inside every dollar bill.
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