Etymology

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Today it means: A silver coin of Achaemenid Persia worth one twentieth of a daric and weighing about 5.6 grams. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σίγλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσίγλος
  2. English todaysiglos

From Ancient Greek σίγλος (síglos), from Semitic. Compare Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel), Akkadian 𒅆𒅗𒇻 (šiqlu).

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