Where does “argheandu” come from?
argheandu (Aromanian) comes from Albanian Argjend, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
argheandu (Aromanian): silver, silvery
Definitions
- silver, silvery
Ancestry of “argheandu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | Argjend | silver |
| 2 | Latin | argentum | silver; a silver thing |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | argentom | silver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |