Where does “argile” come from?
argile (French) comes from Latin argilla, from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
argile (French): clay
Ancestry of “argile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | argilla | white clay, potter's clay, argil |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄργιλλος | white clay, potter's clay, argil |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “argile”