Etymology of the French word denier
the Old French word
denierderived from the Latin word
denarius (containing, related to the number ten; worth a denarius)
derived from the Latin word
deniderived from the Latin word
decem (ten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekm₀derived from the Latin word
denegare (deny; say that ... not)
derived from the Latin word
negare (deny, refuse; say ... not)
using the Latin prefix
neg-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of denier in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
gagne-denier,
racle-denierDerivations in other languages
English
deny, Romanian
denierCognates
Catalan
diner, Italian
denaro, Portuguese
dinheiro, Provençal
dener, Spanish
dineroUsage
Word found in Old French
