Where does “ariary” come from?
ariary (English) comes from Malagasy ariary, from Arabic رِيَال, from Spanish real, from Late Latin realis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ariary (English): The currency of Madagascar
Definitions
- The currency of Madagascar
Ancestry of “ariary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malagasy | ariary | ariary; five Malagasy francs |
| 2 | Arabic | رِيَال | riyal |
| 3 | Spanish | real | real; royal; a quarter of a peseta |
| 4 | Late Latin | realis | actual; real, actual |
| 5 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 6 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 7 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 8 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 9 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |