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Webster 1913 Edition

Daric

Dar′ic

(dăr′ĭk)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
δαρεικός
, of Persian origin.]
1.
(Antiq.)
(a)
A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer.
(b)
A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a
daric
.
2.
Any very pure gold coin.

Webster 1828 Edition

Daric

DAR'IC

,
Noun.
A gold coin of Darius the Mede, value about 556 cents.

Definition 2024

daric

daric

English

A daric

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).

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek δαρεικός ‎(dareikós), 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 ‎(drykwnʾ), Classical Syriac ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ ‎(drykwnʾ), Biblical Hebrew אֲדַרְכּוֹן ‎(adarkon).

Considered by classical authors to be from Δαρεῖος ‎(Dareîos, “Darius”) who standardized the coinage as such, but this is probably a folk etymology.

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