Where does “Argo” come from?

Argo comes from Latin Argo, from Ancient Greek Ἀργώ, derived from Ancient Greek ἀργός meaning swift, itself formed from the Ancient Greek prefix ἀ- and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ne and sem-.

Argo (English): The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece

Definitions

  1. The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece

Ancestry of “Argo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinargodative singular of ārgon; ablative singular of...
2Ancient GreekἈργώArgo; the ship Argo
3Ancient GreekἌργοςArgos

Words derived from “Argo”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄργος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀργώ →Every word from Latin argo →