Etymology

nummus

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Today it means: Any of a range of low-value copper coins issued by the Roman and Byzantine empires during Late Antiquity. Full definition →

Latin nummus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnummus
  2. English todaynummus

Borrowed from Latin nummus. Doublet of luma.

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