Where does “pentadrachm” come from?
pentadrachm (English) comes from English drachm, from Old French dragme, from Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
pentadrachm (English): An ancient Cyrenaic coin that was worth five drachmas
Definitions
- An ancient Cyrenaic coin that was worth five drachmas
Ancestry of “pentadrachm”, step by step
pentadrachm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drachm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drachm | A small unit of weight, "variously:"; Alternative... |
| 2 | Old French | dragme | dram |
| 3 | Latin | dragma | drachma |
| 4 | Latin | drachma | drachma Ancient Greek coin, one hundredth of a |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |
via English penta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penta | — |