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
- A small silver coin issued both during the Roman...
Ancestry of “denarius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dēnārius | — |
| 2 | Latin | dēnī | — |
| 3 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |