Where does “denarius” come from?

Denarius comes from Latin denarius, from Latin déḱm̥ and the suffix -arius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ meaning ten.

denarius (English): A small silver coin issued both during the Roman...

Definitions

  1. A small silver coin issued both during the Roman...

Ancestry of “denarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēnāriuscontaining or consisting of ten things
2Latindēnī—
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →