aureus.
gold coin (equivalent to 25 silver denarii at Rome) (120 grains/0.25 oz.);
Meaning & usage
Made of gold, golden; gilded
Of the color of gold, gold-colored; shining or glittering like gold
of physical and mental greatness or attraction: golden, beautiful, splendid, magnificent, excellent
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin aureus From aurum (“gold”) + -eus (“-ous”, derivational suffix).
gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii, aureus (up to the 4th century AD)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin aureus From aurum (“gold”) + -eus (“-ous”, derivational suffix).
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