Where does “argentament” come from?

argentament (Catalan) comes from Catalan argentar, from Catalan argent, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

argentament (Catalan): silvering

Definitions

  1. silvering

Ancestry of “argentament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanargentarto silver-plate
2Catalanargentsilver; argent
3Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
4Proto-Italicargentomsilver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Italic argentom →