denarius

Etymology
Borrowed from. .

Noun

 * 1)  A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.
 * 2) * 2007, Philip Matyszak, Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day (title of the book)
 * 1) * 2007, Philip Matyszak, Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day (title of the book)

Usage notes

 * The usual plural is, but is also well attested.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Bactrian: διναρο
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 迪納厄斯
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: δηνάριον
 * Japanese: デナリウス, デナリ, デナリオン
 * Kannada: ದೀನಾರ
 * Khwarezmian: dynʾr
 * Latin:
 * Middle Persian: pal
 * Parthian: 𐭃𐭉𐭍𐭓
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: denário
 * Russian:, ,
 * Swahili:

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) Containing or consisting of ten things
 * 2) tenfold, denary

Noun

 * 1)  (due to a single coin's value of 10 asses, each made of silver.)

Usage notes
The denarius was always valued at four sesterces. When the denarius was first introduced, the sestertius was valued at 2.5 asses, making a denarius 10 asses. The denarius and sestertius were later revalued to be 16 and 4 asses, respectively, maintaining the ratio of 4 sesterces to each denarius.

Descendants
Reflexes of an assumed variant
 * Italo-Romance:
 * North Italian:
 * Gallo-Romance:
 * Ibero-Romance:
 * Ancient borrowings:
 * North Italian:
 * Gallo-Romance:
 * Ibero-Romance:
 * Ancient borrowings:
 * Gallo-Romance:
 * Ibero-Romance:
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 * Ibero-Romance:
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Modern borrowings:
 * North Italian
 * Old
 * Old
 * Gallo-Romance:
 * Ibero-Romance:
 * Ibero-Romance:
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