solidus.
gold coin; (aurus introduced by Constantine);
Meaning & usage
dense, solid, not hollow
whole, entire, thorough, full
firm
substantial, genuine, true, real
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”).
A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD 301.
A bezant: the solidus's debased Byzantine successors.
A shilling, as a unit of account or silver coin.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”).
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