Where does “Argenté” come from?
Argenté (English) comes from French argenté, from French argent, from Middle French argent, from Old French argent, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
Argenté (English): A rabbit of an old French show breed having silvery top fur
Definitions
- A rabbit of an old French show breed having silvery top fur
Ancestry of “Argenté”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | argenté | silver (having a color like silver), silvery |
| 2 | French | argent | silver; money, cash; argent |
| 3 | Middle French | argent | silver |
| 4 | Old French | argent | silver |
| 5 | Latin | argentum | silver; a silver thing |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | argentom | silver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |