Where does “ἄργυρος” come from?

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

ἄργυρος (Ancient Greek): silver; money

Definitions

  1. silver; money

Ancestry of “ἄργυρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “ἄργυρος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ-
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