Where does “ἄργιλλος” come from?

ἄργιλλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἄργιλλος (Ancient Greek): white clay, potter's clay, argil

Definitions

  1. white clay, potter's clay, argil

Ancestry of “ἄργιλλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀργόςwhite, bright; swift; not working, idle
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἄργιλλος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-