Minting
/ˈmɪn.tɪŋ/noun
The process of making coins or, more broadly, creating and issuing something new.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces to the Roman goddess Juno Moneta, whose temple in Rome housed the imperial mint—so every time you say “mint,” you’re echoing an ancient name tied to money and warning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*men-
“to think, remember, warn”
Latin
Latin
monēre
“to warn, advise”
Latin
Latin
Moneta
“Juno Moneta, the warning goddess; later the Roman mint”
Old French
Old French
minta / minte
“a mint, place where coins are made”
Middle English
English
minten
“to coin money”
Modern English
English
minting
“the act or process of making coins or issuing something new”