Daric

Origin

From Ancient Greek δαρεικός, from an Old Persian word related to 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (daraniya-, "gold"), from *𐎭𐎼𐎡 (dari-, "golden") (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zairi-, "yellowish, golden")), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃ ("gleam, yellow"). Compare Aramaic דריכונא, Classical Syriac ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ, Classical Hebrew אֲדַרְכּוֹן.

Considered by classical authors to be from Δαρεῖος ("Darius").

Full definition of daric

Noun

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).

Anagrams

• acrid, cardi, Dirac, R acid