English
semuncia
Semuncia comes from Latin semuncia ‘half-ounce’, and goes back to ū̆ncia.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEū̆ncia
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsemuncia‘half-ounce’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEū̆ncia
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsemuncia‘half-ounce’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin ū̆ncia
Today it means
noun A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ū̆ncia / semuncia