aes

Meaning

(declension-3, neuter) money, pay, fee, fare
(declension-3, neuter) copper, bronze, brass
(declension-3, neuter) payment, debt

copper

cyprum

pecūnia

aerāmen

χαλκός

μπακίρι

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈae̯s]

From Proto-Italic *aos, early *ajos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos. However, cf. Ringe (2017: 311, fn.32) who notes that “an alternative possibility is that [Proto-Germanic *aiz] actually reflects a preform *áys or *h₂áys, as Lat aes must (Michael Weiss, p.c.).” Cognate with English ore.