Etymology

aureus

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Today it means: A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii. Full definition →

Latin aureus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromaureus“golden; gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii”
  2. English todayaureus

From Latin aureus (“golden; gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii”), noun use of adjective, from aurum (“gold”). Doublet of eyrir, öre, øre, and oyra.

Words from the same roots

Latinaureus all →

aureliaøreoyra

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