Where does “argyric” come from?

argyric (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀργυρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

argyric (English): Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with argyria

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with argyria

Ancestry of “argyric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀργυρικόςof, for, or in silver
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →
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