Where does “argenter” come from?
argenter (French) comes from French argent, 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.
argenter (French): to silverplate
Ancestry of “argenter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | argent | silver; money, cash; argent |
| 2 | Middle French | argent | silver |
| 3 | Old French | argent | silver |
| 4 | Latin | argentum | silver; a silver thing |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | argentom | silver |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |
Words derived from “argenter”