"Coined" typically refers to the act of creating or inventing a new word or phrase. It can also mean the process of officially issuing a new currency.
The Greek word for earth is "ge" and "grapho," meaning to write. The term geography was coined by the ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes. He is known as the "father of geography" for his work in measuring the circumference of the Earth and creating the first known map of the world.
The word "microphone" comes from the Greek words "micros," meaning small, and "phone," meaning sound. It was first coined in the late 19th century to describe a device that converts sound waves into electrical signals.
The English word protein (and the German word Protein) is derived from the Greek proteios, meaning primary,
The word Amerigen can actually be used as a name as well. The overall meaning of the word, or name, is "born." For some this can be extremely fitting.
It is a german word literally meaning 'Children's garden'.
T.H. Huxley in 1870. it means a-gnostic. "a" meaning without, "gnostic" meaning "knowing"
This noun, meaning the action of care, was coined in the 1550s. It's meaning as 'compassionate' is from 1966.
The word was coined by a Swiss psychologist Eugene Bleuler in 1910 from 'ambi' meaning 'both' and 'valentia' meaning 'strength'. The German word is ambivalentz meaning simultaneous conflicting feelings
The word was coined in 1777 by Lavoisier, a French chemist, from the Greek Oxys meaning sharp, acid, and the word Gene meaning 'something that produces'
The word was coined in 1841 by Sir Richard Owen from two Greek words. Deinos meaning 'terrible' and Sauros meaning 'lizard'
The Greeks, from the word atomon, meaning "uncuttable, indivisible."
Around 1600 A.D, the Dutch coined the word landschap,meaning a painting, representing natural scenery. And the rest... is history.
Reportedly coined in the 1560s, the English word sprint, meaning "to dart, spring" derives from the Old Norse word spretta, meaning "to jump up". See related link for more information:
it was coined in 1382
"Wiki" is a Hawaiian word meaning "fast." Individual words cannot be protected by copyright.
Neologism
The word "happy" was coined in the late 14th century. It meant "lucky" or "turning out well". The meaning "greatly pleased and content" is from the 1520s. It is an Old English word.