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daric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
dar-ic
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δᾱρεικός (dāreikós), from Old Persian *darikah. Doublet of gold and yellow. Considered by classical authors to be from Δαρεῖος (Dareîos, “Darius”) who standardized the coinage as such, but this is a folk etymology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵʰelh₃-, Δαρεικός, *darikah

Inflected Forms

darics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

siglos

Questions

What does daric mean?
A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).
Where does daric come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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