Where does “Argentina” come from?
Argentina (Czech) comes from Spanish argentina, from Spanish argentino, from Latin argentinus, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
Ancestry of “Argentina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | argentina | feminine singular of argentino; female equivalent... |
| 2 | Spanish | argentino | silver, silvery; Argentinian, Argentine;... |
| 3 | Latin | argentinus | Argentinian; silvery |
| 4 | Latin | argentum | silver; a silver thing |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | argentom | silver |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |
Words derived from “Argentina”