Hence, it is a daughter language of Dutch, and was previously referred to as Cape Dutch (a term also used to refer collectively to the early Cape settlers) or kitchen Dutch (a derogatory term used to refer to Afrikaans in its earlier days).
Ethereum is an open-source, public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform featuring smart contract (scripting) functionality. It provides a decentralized Turing-complete virtual machine, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), which can execute scripts using an international network of public nodes.
Ether is the fuel for the EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine), that's why it's called a token. Ether is more comparable to oil, valued for its utility in being used as a fuel, as well as the cost of usage. Strictly speaking, it should not be called a currency or coin.