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raudus.

lump, rough piece; piece of bronze, (sometimes a bronze coin);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈrau̯.dʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈraːu̯.dus]
  1. a rude mass, a rough piece, a lump, especially of metal or ore

    declension-3 · neuter
  2. a piece of brass or bronze

    declension-3 · neuter
  3. a piece of brass or bronze used as a coin

    declension-3 · especially · neuter
  4. a brass or bronze coin

    declension-3 · figuratively · neuter
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Traditionally derived from either of the Proto-Indo-European roots *(h₃)rew-d- (“to tear up, dig up”) or *gʰrew-d- (“gravel, stone”), along with rūdus (“debris, rubble”) and rudis (“rough, raw”); modern scholars however tend to deem this phonetically impossible. Rather, to be considered a substrate word and compared with Proto-West Germanic *arut (“ore”), along with perhaps Sumerian 𒍏 (urud, “copper”); this latter theory is supported by Kroonen. De Vaan, on the other hand, considers this a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”), albeit loaned from a likely-extinct Indo-European branch.

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