English
hyperpyron
Hyperpyron comes from Byzantine Greek ὑπέρπυρον.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ὑπέρπυρονhupérpuron
- Englishearliest quotation 1901hyperpyron
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ὑπέρπυρονhupérpuron
- Englishearliest quotation 1901hyperpyron
Earliest quotation: 1901, John Hackett, London: Methuen & Co.: “In the Ritual Ordinance of the monk Nilos mention…”
Every English word from Byzantine Greek ὑπέρπυρον
Today it means
noun A Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek ὑπέρπυρον / hyperpyron