Where does “argentier” come from?

argentier (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.

argentier (French): silversmith

Definitions

  1. silversmith

Ancestry of “argentier”, step by step

argentier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French argent

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

via Italian argentiere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianargentieresilversmith
2Italian-iereUsed to form masculine nouns that represent a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tómEvery word from Proto-Italic argentom