Where does “Argentine” come from?

Argentine comes from Old French argentin, derived from Latin argentum meaning silver, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- meaning to shine or gleam.

Argentine (English): Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or its...

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or its...

Ancestry of “Argentine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishargentyne—
2Old Frenchargentinsilvery
3Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
4Proto-Italicargentomsilver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “Argentine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Italic argentom →
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