Etymology

øre

Today it means: A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone. Full definition →

Danish øre ← Norwegian øre ← Latin aureus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromaureus“a Roman coin; golden”
  2. Norwegian · borrowed fromøre
  3. Danish · borrowed fromøre
  4. English todayøre

Borrowed from Danish øre, Norwegian øre, from Latin aureus (“a Roman coin; golden”). Doublet of aureus, eyrir, öre, and oyra.

Words from the same roots

Latinaureus all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.