Where does “désargenter” come from?

désargenter (French) comes from French argenter, 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.

désargenter (French): to extract silver from ore or an alloy

Definitions

  1. to extract silver from ore or an alloy

Ancestry of “désargenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchargenterto silverplate
2Frenchargentsilver; money, cash; argent
3Middle Frenchargentsilver
4Old Frenchargentsilver
5Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
6Proto-Italicargentomsilver
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
8Proto-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 →