Where does “argentifero” come from?
argentifero (Italian) comes from Italian argento, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
argentifero (Italian): argentiferous
Definitions
- argentiferous
Ancestry of “argentifero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | argento | silver; argent; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | argentum | silver; a silver thing |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | argentom | silver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |