Κυριακή 28 Αυγούστου 2011

Etymology of dime

The word dime (coin worth one tenth of a US dollar, a 10 cent coin) comes from the old French disme (a tenth part), from the Latin decima [tenth (part)], from decem (ten), related to the Greek deca (ten).
See also "etymology of dean" here .

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