Where does “argent” come from?

argent (French) comes from Middle French argent, from Old French argent, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

argent (French): silver; money, cash; argent

Definitions

  1. silver; money, cash; argent

Ancestry of “argent”, step by step

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

Words derived from “argent”

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