Etymology

obolus

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Today it means: A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma. Full definition →

Latin obolus ← Ancient Greek ὀβολός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀβολός
  2. Latin · borrowed fromobolus
  3. English todayobolus

From Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós), from ὀβελός (obelós). Doublet of obole and pul.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀβολός all →

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