Where does “ἀργυρόλιθος” come from?

ἀργυρόλιθος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

ἀργυρόλιθος (Ancient Greek): selenite

Definitions

  1. selenite

Ancestry of “ἀργυρόλιθος”, step by step

ἀργυρόλιθος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄργυρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄργυροςsilver; money
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

via Ancient Greek λίθος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος →