Where does “argyropoeia” come from?

argyropoeia (English) comes from English -poeia, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō — to make.

argyropoeia (English): transmutation into silver

Definitions

  1. transmutation into silver

Ancestry of “argyropoeia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-poeiaUsed to form nouns that denote the making or...
2Ancient GreekποιέωTo make; To do; To pretend
3Proto-Hellenic*kʷoiwéyōto make
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō →Every word from Ancient Greek ποιέω →Every word from English -poeia →