Where does “argentate” come from?
argentate (English) comes from Latin argentātus, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
argentate (English): silvery white; To treat with a silver salt
Definitions
- silvery white; To treat with a silver salt
Ancestry of “argentate”, step by step