daric

English

A daric

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δαρεικός (dareikós), from an (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Persian word related to 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (daraniya-, “gold”), from *𐎭𐎼𐎡 (dari-, “golden”) (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zairi-, “yellowish, golden”)), ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”). Compare Aramaic דריכונא (drykwnʾ), Classical Syriac ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ (drykwnʾ), Biblical Hebrew אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon) and Parthian 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃 (dʾryg /⁠dārīg⁠/, “gold coin, Dareikos”).

Considered by classical authors to be from Δαρεῖος (Dareîos, “Darius”) who standardized the coinage as such, but this is a folk etymology.

Noun

daric (plural darics)

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

Translations

gold coin from Persia

• Aramaic: דריכונא (drykwnʾ)

  Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ (drykwnʾ)

• Czech: dáreikos m
• Finnish: dareikki (fi)
• French: darique (fr) f
• German: Dareikos m
• Greek:

  Ancient:

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• Hebrew: אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon), דַּרָכְּמוֹן
• Italian: darico m
• Latin: darīcus
• Parthian: 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃 (dārīg)
• Persian: دریک (fa) (darik)
• Portuguese: darico (pt) m, dárico (pt) m

See also

• siglos

References

• Michael Alram (December 15, 1994), "Daric", Encyclopædia Iranica

Anagrams

• ADRIC, Dirac, R acid, Radic, acrid, arcid, caird, cardi, carid