https://languages.codidact.com/categories/36/tags/4516.rssNew Posts Tagged 'finance' - Languages & LinguisticsLanguages & Linguistics - Codidact2022-04-21T15:48:21Zhttps://languages.codidact.com/posts/286064How does 'contango' semantically appertain to (1) 'continue'? (2) Or 'contain' as in Spanish 'contengo'?PSTHhttps://languages.codidact.com/users/535662022-03-05T19:11:38Z2022-04-21T15:48:21Z<p>I know that in Spanish, <em>contengo</em> is the first person singular conjugation of <em>contener</em> "to contain". I surmise that English transcribed the Spanish /e/ into an "a".</p>
<p><a h...https://languages.codidact.com/posts/284662How did 'security' semantically shift to signify 'tradable financial asset'?PSTHhttps://languages.codidact.com/users/535662021-10-23T00:53:41Z2022-02-22T18:47:11Z<p>What semantic notions underlie the Latinate meanings of 'security' (quoting <a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/security#etymonline_v_30368">Etymonline</a> first)</p>
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<p>mid-...https://languages.codidact.com/posts/284665How did 'equity' semantically broaden to mean 'common shares'?PSTHhttps://languages.codidact.com/users/535662021-10-23T04:28:30Z2021-10-26T03:14:37Z<p>I ask about its meaning merely for stocks here (not <a href="https://languages.codidact.com/posts/284664">Equity = Assets — Liabilities</a>). See <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Personal-Finance-...https://languages.codidact.com/posts/280063How does backwardation semantically relate to "backward"? PSTHhttps://languages.codidact.com/users/535662020-12-21T05:20:38Z2021-02-02T18:25:41Z<p>What semantic notions underlie any sense of 'backwardness' (like "backward" or "backwards"), with the meaning of 'backwardation' below? <a href="https://www.etymonline.com/se...