> And because the US dollar was named after the Spanish peso de ocho "dollar" coin
I am still not sure where the word "dollar" comes from though. If we are using the sign for pesos, who not use the word "pesos" instead of "dollar"?
I am still not sure where the word "dollar" comes from though. If we are using the sign for pesos, who not use the word "pesos" instead of "dollar"?
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dollar
No idea why the pesos sign became the dollar sign, but I'd image it may have something to do with the Spaniards being around long before the English in the Americas.
That is the whole point of this article . It tells you where the sign came from.