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

Definitions

  1. to silverplate

Ancestry of “argenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchargentsilver; money, cash; argent
2Middle Frenchargentsilver
3Old Frenchargentsilver
4Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
5Proto-Italicargentomsilver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “argenter”

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