numismaat

Dutch

Etymology

From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma, “current coin, custom”), from νομίζω (nomízō, “I hold or own as a custom, usage, I use customarily, practise, I am used to”), from νόμος (nómos, “usage, custom”), from νέμω (némō, “I keep, hold, watch”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: nu‧mis‧maat

Noun

numismaat m or f (plural numismaten)

  1. numismatist
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