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
- silversmith
Ancestry of “argentier”, step by step
argentier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French argent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Italian argentiere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | argentiere | silversmith |
| 2 | Italian | -iere | Used to form masculine nouns that represent a... |