14 MONEY TERMS | ENGLISH WORD MEANING AND ETYMOLOGY | ENGLISH LORE #wizetothewordz #etymology
A presentation on the interesting origins, etymology, and meaning of many money-related words. These financial terms and English proverbs every should know. The English words covered are: Bucks, Coin, Cash, Check/Cheque, Credit, Debit, Dollar, Dime, Deposit, Pay, Salary, Finance, Wage, and Mortgage. Delving into these English word origins we will learn about how bucks came from Buckskins; how “pass the buck,” is a different buck; the saying on the desk of President Harry Truman; that coin means wedge; that cash means “money-box”; check/cheque is related to chess and to kings; that debit and credit was codified by Luca Pacioli, a friend of Leonardo Da Vinci; that dollar is kind of holy and also related to the Spanish pieces of eight; that dime is related to decimate; that pay brings peace to the mind; that salary is related to salt; and that mortgage is related to death.
Wize to the Wordz tries to explain the surprising word origins of common English words and expressions. This will help people learn English vocabulary and other fun facts about English. These videos try to be informative, entertaining, and funny.
#wordorigins #moneywords #etymology #learnenglish #vocabulary #money #fun
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