Where does “dēnārius” come from?
dēnārius (Latin) comes from Latin dēnī, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
dēnārius (Latin): containing or consisting of ten things
Definitions
- containing or consisting of ten things
Ancestry of “dēnārius”, step by step
dēnārius traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dēnī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēnī | — |
| 2 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 3 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Arabic دِينَار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | دِينَار | dinar; gold coin; gold coin |
via Latin dēnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēnus | ten each |