English
deaner
Deaner comes from French denier ‘old French coin’, from Latin dēnus ‘ten each’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥1‘ten’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekəm1‘ten’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdec(em)1uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnus1‘ten each’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnārius2
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400denier2‘denier (coin)’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdenier3‘old French coin’
- Englishtodaydeaner3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin denarius
- 2 Wiktionary, French denier
- 3 Wiktionary, English deaner
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥Wiktionary, Latin denarius‘ten’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dekəmWiktionary, Latin denarius‘ten’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdec(em)Wiktionary, Latin denariusuncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnusWiktionary, Latin denarius‘ten each’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēnāriusWiktionary, French denier
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400denierWiktionary, French denier‘denier (coin)’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdenierWiktionary, English deaner‘old French coin’
- EnglishtodaydeanerWiktionary, English deaner
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
ten, century, cent, hundred, dick, decade, sen, hectare, decimal, tenfold, doyen, deca, deni, 49 more
through Proto-Italic *dekəm ‘ten’
through Latin dēnus ‘ten each’
through Latin dēnārius
through Old French denier ‘denier (coin)’
through French denier ‘old French coin’
Today it means
noun A shilling.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “deaner”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin denarius, French denier. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / deaner