Where does “argentique” come from?

argentique (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.

argentique (French): argentic; silver

Definitions

  1. argentic; silver

Ancestry of “argentique”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Italic argentom →