daric

See also: daříc

English

A daric

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δᾱρεικός (dāreikós), from an Old Persian word related to 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y /⁠daraniya-⁠/, “gold”), from *dari- (“golden”) (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri, “yellowish, golden”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”). Compare Aramaic ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ (drykwnʾ), Classical Syriac ܕܪܝܼܟܘܿܢܐ (darykwnʾ), Biblical Hebrew אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon) and Parthian 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃 (dʾryg /⁠dārīg⁠/, “gold coin, Dareikos”). 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.

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: δαρεικός (dareikós)

• Hebrew: אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon), דַּרָכְּמוֹן
• Italian: darico m
• Latin: darīcus
• Parthian: 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃 (dʾryg /⁠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, Cardi, Darci, Dirac, R acid, Radic, acrid, arcid, caird, cardi, carid