Obol(e) [Obole, Obol]

Morpheme

Obol(e) [Obole, Obol]

Type

free base

Denotation

coin; literally spit, rod, horizontal line

Etymology

Latin obolus; Ancient Greek obolós, from obelós

Evidence

diobol, hemiobol, obol, obolary, obole, oboles, oboli, oboloi, obolos, obols, obolus, oboluses, trihemiobol, triobol

Notes

<l> does not double when Obol because the stress falls on the first syllable
obol, obole, obolus, and pul are doublets

See Also

Pul, Obele