Etymology

Carolus dollar

Today it means: A Spanish-American peso or piece of eight issued by Charles III (1759–88) and Charles IV (1788–1808) of Spain. Full definition →

Latin Carolus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromCarolus“Charles”
  2. English todayCarolus dollar

Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + English dollar

Words from the same roots

LatinCarolus all →

CharlescarlcarolcarolineCarlocarolinCarolusCarolean

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.