Etymology

fluid drachm

Today it means: A British unit of volume equal to 60 minims or 3.55 ml. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δραχμή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδραχμή“a weight and coin”
  2. English todayfluid drachm

From Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “a weight and coin”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδραχμή all →

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